Horror, Mystery  •  2022  •  114 min  •  Adults (18+)

Scream (2022)

Scream poster

Scream (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.7

Overview

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.


Starring Cast

Neve Campbell  •   Courteney Cox  •   David Arquette


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film leans left by positioning characters who articulate grievances about "wokeness" in media as the villains, thereby critiquing toxic fandom and championing a more inclusive and evolving approach to storytelling and character representation.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features visible diversity among its new characters, including Black and LGBTQ+ individuals, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on meta-commentary about the horror genre and toxic fandom, rather than critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

Scream (2022) features Mindy Meeks-Martin, an openly lesbian character portrayed with dignity, intelligence, and agency. Her sexuality is a normal aspect of her identity, not a source of conflict or mockery. While her girlfriend dies, Mindy survives, affirming the worth of LGBTQ+ lives by presenting a complex, capable queer character who endures the film's horrors.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Scream' (2022) does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the movie's narrative, resulting in an N/A rating.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features returning legacy characters who maintain their established genders and introduces new, original characters. No character previously established as one gender in prior installments or source material is portrayed as a different gender in this film.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features legacy characters who maintain their established race. New characters introduced in this installment are not considered race swaps per the given definition.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.6
Metacritic logo
6.0

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