Scream 4
2011 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.5 · 57% critics
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns to promote her new book about surviving trauma. But when a new Ghostface killer targets a fresh group of teens, the familiar whodunit tension returns as suspicion spreads and survival becomes the focus.
Also known as SCRE4M
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-04-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (4,189 votes)
- Box office
- $97,100,000
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
Pick this one if you want a gory, suspenseful slasher with lots of franchise-style humor and nods, and Not for you if you dislike remake chatter or you prefer heavily character-driven horror over Scream-like whodunits with Tragedy Girls or The Faculty.
Pros: familiar franchise thrills; gory horror fun; meta callbacks | Cons: characters lack depth; humor may outshine scares; plot can feel weak
Themes
- rescue
- mask
- california
- sheriff
- jealousy
- dark comedy
- victim
- knife
- self-inflicted injury
- sequel
- sociopath
- murder
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Cast & crew
David Arquette
as Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell
as Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
as Gale Weathers
Emma Roberts
as Jill Roberts
Hayden Panettiere
as Kirby Reed
Anthony Anderson
as Deputy Perkins
Adam Brody
as Deputy Hoss
Rory Culkin
as Charlie Walker
Mary McDonnell
as Kate Roberts
Marley Shelton
as Deputy Judy Hicks
Directed by Wes Craven