Scary Movie

51%

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43%

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250,000+ Ratings

Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from "Scream," "The Sixth Sense," "The Matrix," "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "The Blair Witch Project," then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

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Critics say Scary Movie overloads on crudity and grossness to get its laughs.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

These gags are hardly the height of inspiration, but it could be that people laugh at them because they're not as pathetic as a character having a penis jabbed through his head like an ice pick.

Oct 19, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The Wayans brothers just want to make us laugh... And for the first 20 minutes, they do. After that the gag-rate plummets, and it's a long haul to the credits.

Oct 19, 2018

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2011

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Wayne Broadway

Black Girl Nerds

To say 'Scary Movie' isn’t hilarious in parts would be a lie, although I do suspect the film is funnier in YouTube clips than as a whole.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 12, 2022

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Scary Movie is terrible. Not just terrible, but horrible.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 14, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Scary Movie might not be a classic, but it's a solid satire of contemporary slasher films that I had a good time with.

Oct 19, 2018

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Professor L Had me laughing my ass off a lot! The Waynes brothers did great with this one! Suck it critics! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Catarina W Não ri, mas achei interessante a forma que abordaram as cenas iconicas de "Pânico", meu amigo dormiu no filme. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Jules N Un film qui sonne toujours aussi drôle plus de 20 ans après. Toutes les références dans ce film sont tellement bien transformée pour coller au côté déjanté totalement assumé. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Liam L This movie was very hilarious and cool everything with the movie is perfect! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review u this movie brought back my self harm urges , i would rather put out a hundred cigarettes on my skin then watch this again , some of the jokes are mediocre , and bobby looks like a young will schuester , witch makes me hate him even more Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review Jasper J This is hands down one of the funniest movies ever created. Don't let the scores fool you, it is a must see. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Keenen Ivory Wayans Director Shawn Wayans Ray Marlon Wayans Shorty Cheri Oteri Gail Hailstorm Shannon Elizabeth Buffy Anna Faris Cindy Campbell

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Synopsis Defying the very notion of good taste, Scary Movie out-parodies the pop culture parodies with a no-holds barred assault on the most popular images and talked-about moments from recent films, television and commercials. The film boldly fires barbs at the classic scenes from "Scream," "The Sixth Sense," "The Matrix," "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "The Blair Witch Project," then goes on to mock a whole myriad of teen movie clichés, no matter the genre.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Production Co: Wayan Bros. Entertainment, Dimension Films, Gold/Miller Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Miramax
Rating: R (Drug Use|Crude Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $157.0M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)