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Parents Guide to Scream (1996)

Is Scream appropriate for kids? Age rating, content warnings and Family Score below.

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Scream

1996 · Movie

R

Content Ratings

Language4/5
Violence5/5
Sexual Content2/5
Substances2/5
Scary/Intense4/5
2
Family Score
Suggested Age

16+

Parent Verdict

The iconic opening — Drew Barrymore stalked by phone and gutted, with her body hung from a tree — sets the tone: graphic stabbings played with dark wit. Teens are the targets and the killers, plus there's a teen sex scene and party drinking. The self-aware humor doesn't soften it below 16.

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Our AI Rating

2/10

Ages 16+

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About This Rating

Our family-friendliness rating for Scream is based on analysis across five key categories: Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Substances, and Scary/Intense scenes. Each category is rated from 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

The Family Score of 2/10 provides an overall assessment of how suitable this movie is for family viewing. We recommend this content for ages 16+.