1996 · 112 min · R

Scream

Name: Scream
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1996
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard, David Arquette

Directed by Wes Craven · Crime, Horror, Mystery

Scream (1996) is a Crime film, directed by Wes Craven set in California during the 1990s. It runs 112 minutes and is rated R.

A serial killer and murder mystery, with a tense and darkly comic tone. Themes of revenge and grief & loss play out through metafiction.

Composer

Marco Beltrami

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Cast

Neve CampbellSkeet UlrichRose McGowanMatthew LillardDavid ArquetteCourteney CoxJamie KennedyDrew Barrymore

The world of this film

Setting

Where

California

Setting

Suburban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Serial Killer Murder Mystery

Themes

Revenge Grief & Loss

Structure

Metafiction

Tone

TenseDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Propulsive

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Premise & themes

Shape

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