Scream (1996)
“Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.”
Movie19961h 52mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 8,238 ratings.
Movie review: Scream
Scream is a film from 1996. It is catalogued under Crime, Horror, Mystery. Its listed tagline is “Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.4/10 based on 8,238 votes.
Production
Release date: December 20, 1996 · Runtime: 112 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $14,000,000 · Reported revenue: $173,046,663
Official trailer
Cast
Neve Campbell
Skeet Ulrich
Rose McGowan
Matthew Lillard
David Arquette
Courteney Cox
Jamie Kennedy
Drew Barrymore
W. Earl Brown
Joseph Whipp
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