Scream

Scream

Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.

Rating

5.0 (3)

Release Date

12/20/1996

Runtime

112 mins

Overview

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$173,046,663

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A slasher film that plays by genre rules while winking at them, delivering genuine scares and kills punctuated by dark humor and smart dialogue. It's a murder mystery where the fun lies as much in the movie-talk between victims as in the chase scenes themselves.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingUnsettlingPlayful

Themes

SurvivalObsessionIdentityRevenge

Look

Stylized genreHandheld

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

stormaciousd

Scream is perfect. Timeless. Iconic.

It parodies teen slashers while also becoming the best one. It has just enough comedy to be accessible to non-horror fans. Every character is developed in a way where they could be your favorite, even though the obvious favorite should be Stu. Okay maybe Gail wouldn't be your favorite, but she COULD be.

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