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Scream 2 (1997) | Ranked Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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Scream 2

Movie1997·120 min

Scream 2

Directed by Wes Craven

A horror mystery film directed by Wes Craven.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

5K ratings

About Scream 2

Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Playful
Story Tags: trauma recovery, survival of spirit, high school campus, urban, close friendship, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, everyman, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, hidden identity, serial killer, slasher

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Details

Director: Wes Craven
Language: English

Cast

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette

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How Scream 2 Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

1990s movies

Top 15%

Horror movies

Top 15%

1990s Horror movies

Top 14%

★Wes Craven films#3 of 22

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

Scream 2 Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalhaunting

tense

playful

What it's about

cat & mousemystery disappearancehidden identitytrauma recoverysurvival of spiritreluctant heroeverymanclose friendshipstrangers forced togetherserial killerslasherhigh schoolurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

tensetense