Movie · 2026 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 1h 54m · R · English
Curator score: 0.4/10 (568.5K ratings)
Burn it all down.
Overview
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.4/10
IMDb: 5.5/10
Letterboxd: 2.21/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 31%
Metacritic: 35
TMDB: 6.2/10
Director
Kevin Williamson
Production
Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Media Group, Project X Entertainment
Cast
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger L. Jackson, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Celeste O'Connor, Sam Rechner, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Matthew Lillard, Kraig Dane, Ethan Embry, Mark Consuelos, Victor Turpin, Amy Louise Pemberton, Cyle Winters, Anah Diamanty
Where to watch
Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
Curator Review
Verdict
A legacy sequel that sounds built around nostalgia, family stakes, and another Ghostface reveal, but the available reception points to a tired, hollow entry with weak character investment and an underwhelming payoff. Even if the kills are competently staged, the franchise’s self-aware formula appears to have run out of fresh ideas.
Best for
completionists who want every chapter in the franchise
viewers mainly interested in slasher kills and reveal mechanics
fans of long-running horror series who tolerate diminishing returns
Skip if
you want the sharpest, most inventive entries in the series
you’re looking for a fresh mystery rather than recycled franchise beats
you’re already fatigued by legacy-sequel nostalgia and fan-service
Overview
This looks like a franchise entry that leans hard on inheritance: Sidney, her daughter, the old trauma, the old house, the old mask. That can work when the writing finds a new angle, but the surrounding reaction suggests the movie mostly replays familiar rhythms without the wit or tension that made the series durable in the first place.
Worth noting
The appeal of Scream has always been the balance between satire and suspense. Here, the satire seems blunter and the mystery less satisfying, with the reveal landing as more absurd than shocking. The violence may still be polished, but if the characters and motives feel thin, the movie becomes a checklist of callbacks instead of a real thriller.
Bottom line
For viewers who simply want another round of Ghostface mayhem, there may be enough surface-level entertainment to justify curiosity. For everyone else, this sounds like a case where the franchise’s self-awareness has curdled into repetition, making the emotional stakes feel manufactured rather than earned.
Top Letterboxd reviews
𝐉 (2★) · 23349 likes
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Rendy Jones (1.5★) · 17054 likes
You either die a Scream or live long enough to see yourself become the Stab.
Yashley (1.5★) · 16636 likes
Probably the worst Ghostface reveal of the entire franchise
corey👻 (1.5★) · 11144 likes
oh i get it they burnt the house down where it all began because they burnt the franchise to the ground
2022 · Horror, Mystery · 1h 54m · R · Curator 3.5/10 (1.1M ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads
A direct tonal comparison point for the franchise’s modern revival, with similar legacy-character dynamics and meta commentary.