Best Scream Movies, Ranked
All 7 Scream films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. Scream leads at 7.4; the franchise averages 6.6. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
7.48,128 votes - 2
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
6.93,282 votes - 3
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.
6.73,959 votes - 4
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
6.54,832 votes - 5
Scream 42011Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
6.54,259 votes - 6
Scream 72026When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
6.21,210 votes - 7
Scream 32000As bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the third film based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings, Sidney and other survivors are once again terrorized by another Ghostface killer.
6.04,138 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Scream film?
Scream (1996) rates highest at 7.4 out of 10 from 8,128 TMDB votes.
How are these Scream films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which Scream film is rated lowest?
Scream 3 (2000) sits last at 6.0. The franchise averages 6.6 across 7 rated films.