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Scary Movie

R

Released Jul 7, 2000

1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy

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51%

117 Reviews

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43%

250,000+ Ratings

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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 Consensus

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

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Liam L

This movie was very hilarious and cool everything with the movie is perfect!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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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 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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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 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Gabriel Valentim

Bom filme! Recomendo assistir pra dar umas risadas. Realmente não é um filme pra se levar a sério. Além disso, o humor pra época foi muito bom.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Timothy D

Scary Movie is exhausting from it's relentless lack of sanity and off the wall gags. If you can handle your brain being turned into mush for the sake of compulsive laughter, it might work for you.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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br00talbananas

This is style of the best slapstick comedy since Mel Brooks... The Wayans Brothers are flat out genius ☝️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Paul Tatara

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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.

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Peter Bradshaw

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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

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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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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
Executive Producer: Cary Granat, Brad Grey, Peter Safran, Peter Schwerin, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bo Zenga
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
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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