Should you watch Scream?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Scream
Film · 1996
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.
The sides of Scream
- A masked killer who calls first
- Teenagers who know horror films
- What's your favourite scary movie
Scream is good for you if…
- you like a slasher with real scares.
- you like guessing who's behind the mask.
- you like a horror film that jokes about horror films.
Scream is bad for you if…
- stabbings ruin it for you.
- you can't laugh at murder. The killer quizzes his victims on horror films over the phone.
About: genre · trauma · trust
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