Scream 4
Movie, 2011, Woodsboro, Set in Eleven years later
Scream 4 is #4 of 8 in release order and #4 of 8 in chronological order in the Scream.
The story
Fifteen 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.
Scream 4 recap
Fifteen years after the first killings, Sidney returns to Woodsboro on the last stop of a tour for her self-help book. Dewey is now sheriff and married to Gale, who is bored and stuck for her next book. On the day she arrives, two high school girls are murdered and evidence is planted in Sidney's rental car, so she has to stay in town. Ghostface targets her teenage cousin Jill Roberts and Jill's friends Kirby and Olivia, and film club members Charlie and Robbie explain that the new rules are about remakes. Olivia is killed across from Jill's bedroom, Sidney's aunt Kate is stabbed, and Gale is stabbed while sneaking into a film club screening. The students hold a Stab marathon party, where Robbie and others are killed, and Jill's ex-boyfriend Trevor is found tied up.
Scream 4 ending explained
Jill and Charlie are the killers: Jill wants the fame of being the next Sidney. She kills Charlie and Trevor, stabs Sidney, and wounds herself to pose as the sole survivor. At the hospital she tries to finish Sidney off, but Dewey, Gale and Deputy Hicks arrive, and Sidney shoots Jill dead. Kirby's fate is left unclear until Scream VI.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Scream 4
Scream 4 isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 61%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scream 3, before Scream: The TV Series.
- Chronological order: after Scream 3, before Scream.
What to watch before Scream 4
In release order, the essentials before Scream 4 (2011) are Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000).
Cast
- Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott
- David Arquette as Dewey Riley
- Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers-Riley
- Emma Roberts as Jill Roberts
- Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed
- Erik Knudsen as Robbie Mercer
- Rory Culkin as Charlie Walker
- Marley Shelton as Deputy Judy Hicks
- Anthony Anderson as Deputy Perkins
- Adam Brody as Deputy Hoss
- Mary McDonnell as Kate Roberts
- Alison Brie as Rebecca Walters
Directed by Wes Craven.