Scream (2022)
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Twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders, a new Ghostface emerges to target a group of teenagers linked to the past.
The story
Twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders, high school student Tara Carpenter is attacked by Ghostface and hospitalized. Her estranged sister, Sam, arrives in Woodsboro with her boyfriend to visit her. They are joined by a group of friends. As the threat of Ghostface looms, the group must navigate the legacy of the original killings while trying to survive a new, calculated hunting spree. The mystery deepens as they realize the killer is targeting the new generation while using the connections to the past to lure in the survivors.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Twenty-five years after the Woodsboro murders, Tara Carpenter is attacked by Ghostface and hospitalized. Her sister Sam, who has been experiencing hallucinations of her biological father, Billy Loomis, arrives with her boyfriend Richie. They join Tara's friends, including the twins Chad and Mindy. The group is warned by Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers about the return of Ghostface. Amidst the chaos, several members are killed, including Vince Schneider and Dewey. The survivors eventually gather at a house where the original massacre occurred. It is revealed that Richie and a girl named Amber are the killers, motivated by their obsession with the 'Stab' film series. They intended to frame Sam. In a final confrontation, Sam kills Richie after being guided by a hallucination of her father, and Tara shoots the injured Amber. The film ends with the survivors being treated at the hospital while Gale decides not to give the killers notoriety in her reporting.
- Runtime (minutes)
- 114
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Matt Bettinelli-Olpin; Tyler Gillett
- Writers
- James Vanderbilt · writer; Guy Busick · writer
- Cast and characters
- Melissa Barrera · Sam Carpenter; Mason Gooding · undisclosed; Jenna Ortega · undisclosed; Jack Quaid · undisclosed; Marley Shelton · undisclosed; Courteney Cox · undisclosed; David Arquette · Dewey Riley; Neve Campbell · Sidney Prescott
- Genres
- slasher; black comedy; horror thriller
- Themes
- legacy; meta-commentary
- Tone and mood
- funny; irreverent
- Premise and plot tags
- requel; slasher; meta-horror
- Source material / true-story basis
- Scream film series
- Franchise connections
- Scream
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, performances and tribute to Craven, with some calling it the best Scream sequel. It was also a box-office success.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 76% · scale: percentage · review count: 300; Metacritic · score: 60 · scale: out of 100 · review count: 49; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 79% · scale: percentage
- Production trivia
- The film was the first in the franchise not to be directed by Wes Craven.; The film was the first to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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