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Scream 2 (1997)

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

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

Release Date
December 12, 1997
Runtime
2h 0m
Rating
6.5/10 (4708 votes)

Director: Wes Craven

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jerry O'Connell, Timothy Olyphant, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Elise Neal

Collection: Scream Collection

Production: Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures, Craven-Maddalena Films
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Budget
$24M
Revenue
$172M
Full Cast (70 people)

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John Chard - 8/10

Wonderful bedfellow to the first film. I'm just not buying into the bad rating for this film, in 1996 Wes Craven's Scream reinvigorated an ailing genre and got fans back into the horror groove. The love for that film, I feel, tends to skew opinions of the second instalment in what became the Scream foursome, Scream 2 seams perfectly from its starting point to up the daring ante, and plonk tongu...

October 31, 2018

CinemaSerf - 5/10

So, moving along two years from the first carnage, "Sidney" (Neve Campbell) has moved into the Omega Beta Zeta frat house and is getting on with the her life. Well, that is what she hopes anyway but after a few minutes of this derivative and unimaginative sequel, we are back to square one when she learns on television that the grim reaper is back taking out fans at a sneak preview of "Stab!" - a f...

February 13, 2023

Nathan - 6/10

**_Scream 2_ starts off strong with a fantastic first act, but slowly stumbles into mediocrity with a lackluster finale.** The beginning of this film was exhilarating, it was so messed up seeing how infatuated people were with this real-life killer and their seeming lack of awareness that a woman was being brutally murdered in their presence. They crank up the gore from the original, leading me...

March 5, 2023

Scream 2

Scream 2

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

6.5
120 min

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

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date12/12/1997
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Cast

Neve Campbell

as Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

as Gale Weathers

David Arquette

as Dewey Riley

Jerry O'Connell

as Derek Feldman

Timothy Olyphant

as Mickey Altieri

Jamie Kennedy

as Randy Meeks

Laurie Metcalf

as Debbie Salt

Elise Neal

as Hallie McDaniel

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Videos

25th Anniversary Spot

Teaser

‘Diane Sawyer’

Clip

‘I Think I Love You’

Clip

‘Show Your Face!’

Clip

‘It's Only a Movie’

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Scream 2 about?

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

How long is Scream 2?

2h 0m

When was Scream 2 released?

December 12, 1997

Who directed Scream 2?

Wes Craven

Who stars in Scream 2?

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette

What genre is Scream 2?

Horror, Mystery

What is Scream 2 rated?

R

Is Scream 2 available to stream?

Yes, on fuboTV and Paramount Plus Premium