Scary Movie

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Scary Movie

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2000

1h 28m

Comedy

Horror

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Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

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Critics Consensus

Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

Oct 19, 2018

These gags are hardly the height of inspiration, but it could be that people laugh at them because they're not as pathetic as a character having a penis jabbed through his head like an ice pick.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Oct 19, 2018

The Wayans brothers just want to make us laugh... And for the first 20 minutes, they do. After that the gag-rate plummets, and it's a long haul to the credits.

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Glenn Lovell

San Jose Mercury News

Oct 10, 2003

2.5/4

The kind of thing that leads to sleepless nights -- from severely bruised rib cages.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jun 5, 2026

1/4

...a pervasively (and perpetually) lackluster comedy...

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Sharai Bohannon

Horror Movie Blog

Jun 5, 2026

While Scary Movie doesn’t work as a film (for me), it does a couple of cool things that make me get why people keep returning to it.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Apr 8, 2026

3.5/5

Scary Movie’s jokes can be hit, miss, or downright offensive; but enough of them land to make for an enjoyable watch. The movie shines brightest with the jokes that most resemble the absurdism of spoofs like Airplane and The Naked Gun.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster 5 days ago

I think it still holds up lots of stereotypes and great time period comedy many references and brenda absolutely kills it love to see the Wayne's come together

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Raquel E

@raquelea 6 days ago

A horror-parody concept with almost nothing in the execution that worked for me. The humor relies overwhelmingly on gross-out gags, relentless sexual jokes, stereotypes, and shock value, much of which has aged terribly and very little of which I actually found funny. Recognizing some of the horror references was occasionally entertaining, but when a comedy fails almost completely at making me laugh, there isn’t much left to save it.

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Brayden P

@Tarzn_b0y Aug 23, 2026

Good jokes about the logic of other horror movies.

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R T

@RT12953856 Aug 22, 2026

The first parody of scream, the best parody of scream and simply a classic, the new one doesn’t compare to this masterpiece

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Lincoln D

@Linclovesmovies Aug 17, 2026

Scary Movie is a delightfully silly and surprisingly funny spoof that still delivers plenty of laughs.

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Chud M

@Chud67 Aug 12, 2026

My 2.5 favourite movie in da world

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Synopsis

Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from Scream, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Blair Witch Project, then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Production Co: Wayan Bros. Entertainment, Miramax, Gold/Miller Productions, Dimension Films, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $157.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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