Scream 2

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Scream 2

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1997

2h 0m

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Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn't over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it's clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sydney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.

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Critics Consensus

As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

A howling great time.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 6, 2025

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's nothing like as inventive as the first Nightmare on Elm Street, but it's much more thoughtful and provocative than most genre horror movies, and more fun.

Feb 6, 2025

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Joe Holleman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Good in the first half, begins to fade when new ideas are all used up and then finally staggers exhausted to the finish line.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 6, 2025

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

Scream 2 successfully takes the rules of a sequel - higher body count, bigger set-pieces - and delivers a film that intensifies everything from the self-aware humour and the death scenes to the emotional connections between its cast of characters.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2025

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Feels less like the sequel that fans deserved and instead like one rushed into production to strike while the slasher iron was hot. Still, it's not without its charm and scares.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

This sequel properly continues the story of the original, lays even more crucial groundwork for its own sequels to play with, and establishes that the Scream formula can be replicated with the right amount of twists and turns.

Rated: 4/5

May 14, 2025

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Ennard F

A sequel too good to be a horror sequel

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Eli F.

This movie is very action-packed and mostly works with the mystery plot. Similar to how I felt with the first one, I hope they continue to elevate the kills more and more! But with clashing plots and some unclear answers, this movie is fine.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/22/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Scream 2 (1997), this second film in the franchise, is very action-packed and full of events. However, the ending is very confusing and terrible.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/25

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Chaos A.

🏆50% To be honest, this was kinda boring. I really liked the first one, but the story in this one is so uninteresting. The killer was pretty lame, and I watched this movie over a week ago and still forgot to make a review for it. I just don’t feel like talking too much about it. It’s not a bad movie, just a very boring one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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John B.

Scream 2 is, from my perspective, more refined & polished than the first! It takes jabs at horror sequels from what it sees as inferior films but ironically doesn’t fall into that familiar feeling. It’s a banger in my book!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Joey N.

Scream 2 fails to out beat its predecessor but in no way does that mean it deserves less than 5 stars. From beginning to end this movie has you on the edge of your seat and of course the cast of some of horrors biggest scream Queens makes Scream 2 a perfect sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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Wes Craven

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David Arquette

Dwight "Dewey" Riley

Neve Campbell

Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Casey "Cici" Cooper

Jamie Kennedy

Randy Meeks

Scream 2: Official Clip - Stabbed in the Back

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Scream 2: Official Clip - Killer Opening

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Scream 2: Official Clip - I'm Gonna Blame the Movies

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Synopsis

Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn't over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it's clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sydney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson, Kevin Williamson
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax Films, Konrad Pictures, Dimension Films, Maven Entertainment Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.3M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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