A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this movie.
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Positive Messages
a little
Communication is important here. Relationships are damaged by poor communication and repaired with good communication. However, violence is shown as a justifiable response to other violence. Some violence is punished, while other violence isn't.
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Positive Role Models
a little
Tara and Sam are incredibly strong and brave, though they're also imperfect in many ways. They frequently argue, and they respond to violence with more violence. But friends do try to look out for one another.
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Diverse Representations
a lot
The four main characters are all non-White. Three are women: Melissa Barrera (who's from Mexico), Jenna Ortega (who's of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent), and Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding, who portray siblings of color. Brown's character, Mindy, is in a relationship with a mixed-race woman (Devyn Nekoda, who identifies as Asian-Caucasian). Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox also play strong women. White men appear in more marginal roles.
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Violence & Scariness
a lot
Brutal, over-the-top murders. Many, many stabbings -- in shoulders, mouths, stomachs, noses, eyes, etc. Huge, gory, bloody wounds. Blood spatters. Bloody, hacked-up corpse in refrigerator. Bloody corpses. A man tries to take advantage of a drunk woman; he handles her roughly, but she's rescued by friends. Reference to date rape. Guns and shooting. Person shot with shotgun. Head bashed against metal grate. Character falls from high building, bashes head on Dumpster on the way down. Characters fall from balcony, crash into table. Person stabbed with shard of broken glass. Hitting killer with bricks. Gory slasher movie on TV. Male tased in the crotch region. Fighting. Punching.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
some
Kissing. Sex noises, moaning coming from bedroom. Dialogue about a woman being promiscuous. Other sex-related dialogue. A character worries that he will die a virgin. Women in revealing clothing.
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Language
a lot
Frequent strong language includes f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "c--kblocked," "motherf----r," "bitch" and "son of a bitch," "goddamn," "balls," "douchebag," "d--k," "chode," "slu*tty," "whor*," "pissing contest." "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation.
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Products & Purchases
very little
Characters drink Mountain Dew and eat Cheetos. Diet Cherry co*ke mentioned. Coors can shown.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
a little
Raucous college party with lots of drinking and pot-smoking. Characters get drunk. (The keg is empty, and bottles of hard liquor are almost empty.) Character drinks shots at home. Drinks at bar. Mention of Fireball.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Scream VI is the sixth movie in the meta horror-slasher franchise, following the characters who were introduced in 2022's "re-quel," Scream. It's pretty brutal, but thanks to strong character interactions and a good mystery story, it succeeds. Expect tons of stabbings and slayings, bloody wounds, blood spurts, dead bodies, etc. A man tries to take advantage of a drunk girl at a college party (her friends rescue her), characters are shot and fall from high places, heads are bashed, and more. There's kissing, sex noises coming from a bedroom, and sex-related dialogue. Language includes sporadic uses of "f--k," "motherf----r," "s--t," "bitch," "a--hole," "goddamn," and more. A raucous college party features lots of drinking and some pot smoking; other characters drink shots or mixed drinks at a bar. Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, and Hayden Panettiere co-star. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What's the Story?
In SCREAM VI, Tara (Jenna Ortega) and her friends Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad (Mason Gooding) have moved to New York City following the terrible events of Scream. Tara's older sister, Sam (Melissa Barrera), has tagged along and is putting a crimp in Tara's social life with her overprotectiveness. Nevertheless, they're all sharing a house with some new roommates, Mindy has a new girlfriend, and they're all trying to move on. Unfortunately, the terror of Ghostface isn't finished with them yet, and they start to experience deadly new attacks. Mindy tries to establish the rules this time, while police detective Bailey (Dermot Mulroney) and Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) -- who's now with the FBI -- discover that the new killer is referencing all of the previous killers. So Tara and her friends must prepare for what they hope will be one final showdown.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Scream VI's violence. How did it make you feel? Was it exciting? Shocking? What did the movie show or not show to achieve this effect? Why is that important?
Is the movie scary? Does it concentrate more on fright, suspense/mystery, or clever references? What would make the movie scarier -- or less scary?
How does the movie depict underage drinking and drug use? Are there realistic consequences? Why does that matter?
What is a "meta movie"? Do the Scream movies benefit from being self-aware? What might be missing?
How do the characters handle trauma? How are communication and family involved in this process?
Movie Details
- In theaters: March 10, 2023
- On DVD or streaming: July 11, 2023
- Cast: Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox
- Directors: Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Inclusion Information: Female actors, Latino actors
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Genre: Horror
- Run time: 123 minutes
- MPAA rating: R
- MPAA explanation: strong bloody violence and language throughout, and brief drug use
- Last updated: December 3, 2023
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