Scream
Dimension Films | Release Date: December 20, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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25
San Francisco ExaminerBob Stephens
An artificial and hypocritical effort to escape the artistic limitations of teenage slasher flicks. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
Indeed, Scream is better than the average slasher film, as its advertisers insist. And, indeed, it is probably Wes Craven's best film, as they also insist. But that is a little like saying the pimple on the left side of your nose is "better" than the pimple on the right side. Read full review
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