Scream 2

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Scream 2

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1997

2h 0m

Horror

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Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn't over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it's clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sydney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.

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Critics Consensus

As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

02/06/2025

3/4

A howling great time.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

02/06/2025

It's nothing like as inventive as the first Nightmare on Elm Street, but it's much more thoughtful and provocative than most genre horror movies, and more fun.

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Joe Holleman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

02/06/2025

2.5/4

Good in the first half, begins to fade when new ideas are all used up and then finally staggers exhausted to the finish line.

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

Oct 30

4/5

Scream 2 successfully takes the rules of a sequel - higher body count, bigger set-pieces - and delivers a film that intensifies everything from the self-aware humour and the death scenes to the emotional connections between its cast of characters.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

3/5

Feels less like the sequel that fans deserved and instead like one rushed into production to strike while the slasher iron was hot. Still, it's not without its charm and scares.

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

May 14

4/5

This sequel properly continues the story of the original, lays even more crucial groundwork for its own sequels to play with, and establishes that the Scream formula can be replicated with the right amount of twists and turns.

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Jennifer C

@Jennthereviewer 6d

Always my favorite out of the franchise. Great character development seeing Sid in college and (spoilers ahead) the saddest but necessary scene of Randy's death still hits fans today. The scariest scene out of the franchise is still when Sidney and Halle get trapped in the cop car! Most heart-pounding scene! The best reveal out of the entire franchise in Mrs. Loomis. Casting Laurie Metcalf in this role was peer genius. Was also great to see Cotton save Sidney in the end. Unique to see another character save Gale and Sidney that was not a main character in the movie.

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Ian J.

@ianj07 6d

Was a very great sequel of the original movie.

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Josh B

@joshbrown8806 6d

Best of the franchise.

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Brent G

@bgillett86 Mar 9

While not nearly as good or iconic as the original, Scream 2 cements Neve Campbell’s Sydney Prescott character as the scream queen of her generation. Wes Craven returns with a script and production that was obviously and unfortunately rushed, but still hits enough of the meta cometary that 1996’s Scream nailed perfectly, this time taking their aim at societies desire to blame film for violence. Also, Joel the cameraman may be the best and smartest character in all of these films, dude saw the writing on the wall and got the F out of dodge.

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Rihannna H.

@RT07733770 Mar 8

It’s a good movie, 1st is better ofc

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Chris L

@Christoph2000 Mar 8

Randy's death upped the stakes and proved that none of Sidney's friends were safe (who cares about spoilers for a widely-known and largely loved 29 year old movie?). I'm still cut up about it since nobody else has come close to his nerdy brilliance six movies into this franchise. Dewey once again surviving an unsurvivable wound for so many hours definitely pissed me off. But then there's Sidney Prescott herself, who is reaffirmed as the greatest final girl and most solid overall hero in the genre. The guaranteed increased body count plus addition of higher profile stars into the cast is used to great advantage - not so sure if its Jerry O'Connell or Derek Feldman who's supposed to be such a godawful singer however. Not quite as amusing or instantaneously gripping in comparison to what came before, but still solid as far as sequels go.

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Wes Craven

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David Arquette

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Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Casey "Cici" Cooper

Jamie Kennedy

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Synopsis

Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn't over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it's clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sydney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson, Kevin Williamson
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Craven-Maddalena Films, Miramax Films, Konrad Pictures, Dimension Films, Maven Entertainment Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.3M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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