Not particularly — Scream 7's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a whodunnit film, it scored 2.5/10 for fear, 2.5/10 for atmosphere, and 5.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

What are some films like Scream 7?

Films similar to Scream 7 on Watch Darkly include Send Help (2026), Thrash (2026), Child's Play (1988) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Scream 7

2026 · R · 1h 54m

Burn it all down.

When 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.

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Curator Score

5.2

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

A quieter watch, light on atmosphere.

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5.2Overall

Fear2.5

Gore5.0

Atmosphere2.5

Intensity4.4

Genres

mysteryhorrorthriller

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Details

Budget$45M

Box office$213.4M

Directed by

Kevin Williamson

Written by

Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson, James Vanderbilt

Cinematography

Tim Ives, Ramsey Nickell

Music

Marco Beltrami

Starring

Neve Campbell as Sidney Evans · Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers · Isabel May as Tatum Evans · Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin · Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin · Roger L. Jackson as 'The Voice' (voice) · Anna Camp as Jessica Bowden · Joel McHale as Mark Evans