# Scream (1996)

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**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Crime, Horror, Mystery
**Directed by**: Wes Craven
**Written by**: Kevin Williamson
**Starring**: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich

> *Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far. Solving this mystery is going to be murder.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Woodsboro, a high school hallway, lockers slamming shut. A masked killer stalks, teenagers scream, horror movie rules apply. It's a horror film that knows its genre.

**Mood tags**: playful

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.4/10 (438930 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 78% · Metacritic 66/100

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