All Scream Movies Ranked Including Scream VI

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With now playing in theaters, we thought it’d be fun to look back on Wes Craven’s fantastic series.

The series has shown no signs of slowing down, so if you’re new to the franchise or looking to sharpen your knowledge on this long-running series, take a gander at the movies ranked below and then let us know which movie gets your adrenaline pumping.

There was a point in where I was ready to proclaim the third sequel as the best of the bunch — and a killer piece of cinema that adroitly uses modern media as its ultimate weapon. Unfortunately, Wes Craven and returning writer Kevin Williamson opt for a happy ending that allows the original cast to live to see another day.

Really, the pic should have ended with Emma Roberts’ deranged killer, Jill Roberts, riding off into the sunset as a twisted version of Sidney Prescott after manipulating the news media to craft her own fabricated hero journey. Imagine the ramifications of her actions in sequels — would she be haunted by the murders she committed? Would she regret positioning herself as a target for future Ghostface villains? Would she eventually come clean with her morbid tale?

needed a shocking ending to justify its existence. Alas, despite some great kills and fine performances from the likes of Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin, the fourth entry is little more than another chapter in a franchise stuck on autopilot.

Directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin return for the sixth entry and … bring absolutely nothing new to the franchise. Gone is the clever meta-humor that defined Wes Craven’s original shocker, replaced instead with gratuitous violence, a darker tone, and an assortment of cardboard characters who pale in comparison to the original gang. Set pieces