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Scream 4

2011 ·1h 51m · ★ 6.5 (4,120)

Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

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21 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
43
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Setting

Hospital

Tone

Satirical
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

absurdamusedauthorcousin relationshipdark comedyfame-seekinghouse partyjealousyknifemaskmasked killermillennialsmurdernew generationphone callpublicistremakesrescuereturn to hometownself-inflicted injurysequelsheriffsociopathteen movievictim

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