Mildly — Scream 2 works more through dread than through overt scares. As a whodunnit film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 5.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Scream 2?

Scream 2 has 19 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Scream 2?

Scream 2 is tagged as whodunnit, teen, slasher on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Scream 2

1997 · R · 2h

Someone has taken their love of sequels one step too far.

Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

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Curator Score

6.2

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

A low-key, restrained watch.

Jump scares

Scream 2 has 19 jump scares. Compare counts

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6.2Overall

Fear4.0

Gore5.0

Atmosphere5.0

Intensity5.0

Genres

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Details

Budget$24M

Box office$172.4M

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Starring

Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott · Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers · David Arquette as Dewey Riley · Jerry O'Connell as Derek Feldman · Timothy Olyphant as Mickey Altieri · Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks · Laurie Metcalf as Debbie Salt · Elise Neal as Hallie McDaniel

Production

Craven-Maddalena Films, Dimension Films, Konrad Pictures

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