Scream
Scream

Scream

2022Movie114 minEnglish

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

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IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic67/100
Google Users91%
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer emerges, adopting the Ghostface mask and targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past. Sidney Prescott and other past survivors must band together to stop the killings.

Critical Reception

Scream (2022) was generally well-received by critics and audiences, praised for its meta-commentary on horror franchises, nostalgic callbacks to the original films, and effective scares. While some critics found it derivative, many appreciated its fresh take on the slasher genre and its ability to balance homage with new ideas.

What Reviewers Say

  • Successfully blends nostalgic callbacks with fresh scares and meta-commentary.
  • Appreciated for its clever commentary on the state of horror sequels and reboots.
  • Praised for its strong performances, particularly from the new cast members.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film, highlighting its effective scares, entertaining plot, and respectful continuation of the beloved franchise. Many praised the new cast while appreciating the return of original characters.

Fun Fact

The film's directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, are part of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, which previously garnered attention for their horror films 'Ready or Not' and 'Southbound'.

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TMDB Reviews

9 reviews
tmdb28039023

tmdb28039023

Some things never change. This can be good and also bad. Bad like Audibly Sharp knives (i.e., blades that make a sharpening noise when being whisked through thin air), or like when former deputy Dewey Riley (David Arquette) says “You have t...
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**One of the best slasher flicks since 1996!** I loved the first Scream - the surprise, the shock, the self-awareness, the humor. It reinvented horror and launched a franchise of sequels of varying quality. And this newest one is the bes...
Martha

Martha

I've watched every scream since scream was invented. I like the first two okay but after that the kind of got a little iffy. This one really goes back to what screen was intended to be by Wes Craven. I really like the flow of this movie and...
Nathan

Nathan

Scream is a self-aware thriller that doesn't try to be more than it is. The kills are great, the violence is there, and the comedy is good enough that is doesn't take away from the movie. **Verdict:** _Good_
JPV852

JPV852

Okay addition to the franchise has some good kills and the acting at least was serviceable and nice seeing the legacy characters again. The killer's motivations did feel a bit 5 years ago (to me, though I don't do reddit or really other soc...
edwecks

edwecks

Decent movie with a nice balance of meta / references to the original without overdoing it.
Chris Sawin

Chris Sawin

Ghostface is my favorite cinematic serial killer and I love the first four films (yes, even _Scream 3_ and Gale’s terrible bangs) despite their flaws and fluctuating factors of entertainment. I’ll see and support any new _Scream_ film or TV...
Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/scream-2022-spoiler-free-review "Scream (5) is a brilliant "requel" with cleverly fascinating meta commentary on the horror genre, toxic fandoms, social media, and much ...
garethmb

garethmb

It is hard to believe it has been 25 years since “Scream” premiered and in doing so; brought new life into the slasher genre which had become stale due to an abundance of direct to DVD and cable releases combined with many uninspired and st...