Scream 4

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Scream 4

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Released Apr 15, 2011

1h 52m

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It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma of those horrific events, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has written a self-help book. She returns to Woodsboro for her book tour, and reconnects with old friends Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette). However, Sidney's arrival also sparks the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney and everyone she loves in danger.

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Critics Consensus

The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Its gimmicks haven't grown up, although its older fan base has.

Rated: C

Sep 8, 2017

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

[They've] taken the ideas of the first film and twisted them in on themselves, using the technological advances of the last decade and society's celebrity-obsessed culture to give the series an invigorating kick.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 29, 2011

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

There is such a thing as too much meta and, contrary to popular belief, irony is not always good for the bloodshed.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 22, 2011

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

The meta jokes are funny, the death scenes bring a suitably post-Saw level of gore, and the big twist is the best since the 1996 original. In short: it's a scream.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 11, 2025

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Scream 4 certainly does a give a voice to the disgruntled horror fans that have been disenchanted with what Hollywood has been serving up recently, now we just have to hope that they listen.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Scream 4 has the perfect opening to remark on a culture so saturated in meta-ness, irony, and social media that reality no longer has any meaning.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 9, 2023

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Target C

This movie is fun. Is it the best in the series? No, but it’s a blast. The movie is probably the goriest in the franchise, and has some pretty good kills. Overall I think it was a pretty good horror film, it just doesn’t capture the magic that most of the movies do in the original trilogy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Frank the Pug .

A clear improvement from Scream 3. There are still some noticeable flaws here, but the movie is better-plotted, better-written, and just higher quality, and it has one of the best killers of the franchise. It doesn't have Red Right Hand, though, so it loses points there.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Stephen C

Failure in 1 hour and 52 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Eddie K

Three things about this movie gory,scary,fun movie 8/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Zachary R

i think this move while good, definitely shows that the formula needs to be improved. same old hack and slash thriller that they been doing for the past 3 films. nice surprise at the end with emma roberts character being the killer, she definitely had me going till the end. felt that hospital scene drags on a bit too much , but not the worst scream movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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O A

The film manages to be better than its predecessor, but the villains certainly have the worst motivations in this film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Wes Craven

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Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

David Arquette

Dewey Riley

Emma Roberts

Jill

Mary McDonnell

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Synopsis

It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma of those horrific events, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has written a self-help book. She returns to Woodsboro for her book tour, and reconnects with old friends Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette). However, Sidney's arrival also sparks the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney and everyone she loves in danger.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Kevin Williamson, Iya Labunka, Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Dimension Films, Corvus Corax, Outerbanks Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Teen Drinking|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 15, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital

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