Scream Movies and Series, Ranked by Tomatometer

We’re ranking all of the Scream franchise, including the ’90s teen slasher classic, the sequels and TV series, and the reboot twenty-five years later! —Alex Vo

Scream 3 (2000)
41%37%

Adjusted Score: 44874%

Critics Consensus: Despite some surprising twists, Scream 3 sees the franchise falling back on the same old horror formulas and cliches it once hacked and slashed with postmodern abandon.

Synopsis: In the final installment to this trilogy, a murdering spree begins to happen again; this time targeted toward the original... [More]

Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette, Patrick Dempsey

Directed By: Wes Craven

Scream (2015)
66%

Synopsis: MTV teams with super-producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein on a TV series adaptation of the hit horror film franchise. Instigated... [More]

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini

Directed By: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Jill Blotevogel, Jaime Paglia

Scream 4 (2011)
60%56%

Adjusted Score: 66678%

Critics Consensus: The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.

Synopsis: It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order... [More]

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts

Directed By: Wes Craven

Scream (2022)
76%82%

Adjusted Score: 86931%

Critics Consensus: The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often.

Synopsis: Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the... [More]

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera

Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Scream (1996)
80%79%

Adjusted Score: 84070%

Critics Consensus: Horror icon Wes Craven's subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it's a little too cheeky for some.

Synopsis: The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few... [More]

Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard

Directed By: Wes Craven

Scream 2 (1997)
82%57%

Adjusted Score: 86033%

Critics Consensus: As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.

Synopsis: Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first "Scream," but their nightmare... [More]

Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Directed By: Wes Craven