There are a total of six Scream movies.
The Scream franchise comprises six films, a television series, merchandise, and games of American origin. Wes Craven directed the first four films, while Kevin Williamson, the creator of the series, wrote the first two and fourth, with Ehren Kruger taking charge of the third. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed the fifth and sixth installments, while Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay, and Williamson served as the executive producer.
The 1st four movies were distributed by Dimension Films, and the rights were acquired by Spyglass Media Group from the fifth film onward, with Paramount Pictures responsible for distribution. The cumulative global earnings of the film series exceed $809 million.
Let's look at the six Scream movies:
Scream 1
American slasher film "Scream" was released in 1996; it was created by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. The movie is a self-aware horror film that parodies and pays tribute to the 1980s and early 1990s slasher film genre. It centers on Sidney Prescott, a high school student, and her friends, who are the victims of a sinister killer identified as Ghostface.
The movie features a star-studded cast, including David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore. "Scream" was unique for its time in that it featured characters who were aware of real-world horror films and openly discussed the clichés of the genre that the film was attempting to subvert.
Scream 2
"Scream 2" is a 1997 American slasher movie and a sequel to the highly successful movie "Scream" (1996). The film was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The movie features a star-studded cast including David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Elise Neal, Timothy Olyphant, Jada Pinkett, and Liev Schreiber.
Two years have passed since the events of "Scream 2," and the plot centers on the Sidney Prescott character (Campbell) and other survivors of the Woodsboro massacre as they attend the fictional Windsor College in Ohio. There, they become the targets of a copycat killer who wears the infamous Ghostface mask.
Scream 3
"Scream 3" is a horror film released in 2000, directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger. It is the third installment in the "Scream" series and stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette reprising their roles from the previous films.
The plot of "Scream 3" follows Sidney Prescott (Campbell) as she is drawn back into the world of Ghostface, a masked killer who has been stalking her since the first film. This time, Ghostface is targeting the cast and crew of "Stab 3," a movie based on the events of the first two films.
Scream 4
"Scream 4" is a horror film released in 2011, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It is the fourth installment in the "Scream" series and stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette reprising their roles from the previous films alongside newcomers Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Rory Culkin.
The plot of "Scream 4" takes place ten years after the events of the previous film and centers around Sidney Prescott (Campbell) returning to her hometown of Woodsboro on the same day that a new Ghostface killer begins a new killing spree, targeting Sidney and her friends once again. As the body count rises, Sidney, Gale Weathers (Cox), and Dewey Riley (Arquette) must work together to uncover the killer's identity and stop them before it's too late.
Scream 5
The 2022 slasher movie "Scream" was written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick and directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. It is a direct sequel to "Scream 4" and the fifth movie in the "Scream" series. The film pays tribute to Wes Craven and stars a mix of new and returning actors, including Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, and Courteney Cox.
The plot revolves around a new Ghostface killer targeting a group of teenagers who are connected to the original murders from the first film, which took place 25 years ago.
Scream 6
"Scream 6" is a 2023 slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the sixth installment in the "Scream" film series and a sequel to "Scream" (2022).
The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Courteney Cox, and other returning actors, alongside newcomers such as Samara Weaving and Henry Czerny. The plot centers around a new Ghostface killer targeting the survivors of the "Woodsboro legacy attacks" in New York City.
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