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Scream

1996 ·1h 52m · ★ 7.4 (7,825)

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.

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Director

Wes Craven Wes Craven
21 horror films in catalog
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left 1972
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Stranger in Our House
Stranger in Our House 1979
Deadly Blessing
Deadly Blessing 1981
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing 1982
Invitation to Hell
Invitation to Hell 1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
Chiller
Chiller 1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 1985
Deadly Friend
Deadly Friend 1986
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Shocker
Shocker 1989
The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs 1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn 1995
Scream
Scream 1996
Scream 2
Scream 2 1997
Scream 3
Scream 3 2000
Cursed
Cursed 2005
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take 2010
Scream 4
Scream 4 2011

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
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
Discover with this DNA
Self-ReferentialSerial KillerSlasher

Setting

School
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

crime spreehalloweenhalloween costumehigh schoolhorrifiedhouse partykillingkilling spreemysteriousnews reporterphoneriddleshockingsmall towntabloidteenagerwhodunityoung adult

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