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Movie ID: 279
RT slug: scary_movie_2026
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scary_movie_2026
Release year: 2026
Runtime: 95 mins
Wide release date: 2026-06-05
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: —
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Directors: Mike Tiddes
Writers: Craig Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez, Shawn Wayans
Producers: Craig Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez, Shawn Wayans
MPAA rating: —
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-05-14 16:37:23
Updated: 2026-06-04 17:47:20
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, Shorty, Ray, Cindy and Brenda find themselves targeted by another mad slasher.
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Canonical reviews: 136
Canonical fresh: 32
Canonical rotten: 104
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 24%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-08-20 13:29:09
Snapshot Tomatometer: 24%
Snapshot review count: 136
Snapshot fresh count: —
Snapshot rotten count: —
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #2909 (delta_update)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| Paramount Pictures | distributor |
| Miramax | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Wayans | Shorty Meeks |
| 2 | Shawn Wayans | Ray Wilkins |
| 3 | Anna Faris | Cindy Campbell |
| 4 | Regina Hall | Brenda |
| 5 | Damon Wayans Jr. | — |
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| 294 | processed | — | 2026-05-14 16:37:23 | Processed successfully into movie_id=279 using update_mode=merge_non_empty. |
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| 2909 | 2026-08-20 08:29:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-20 13:29:09 | 24% | 136 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=136 reviews, 32 fresh, 104 rotten, tomatometer=24% (23.529%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (136 reviews, 24%). |
| 2400 | 2026-07-30 06:29:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-30 11:29:02 | 23% | 135 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=0, rotten=1, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=0, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=135 reviews, 31 fresh, 104 rotten, tomatometer=23% (22.963%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (135 reviews, 23%). |
| 2260 | 2026-07-22 16:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-22 21:40:15 | 23% | 134 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=0, rotten=3, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=0, rotten=3. Current canonical totals=134 reviews, 31 fresh, 103 rotten, tomatometer=23% (23.134%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (134 reviews, 23%). |
| 1919 | 2026-07-04 15:12:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-04 20:12:49 | 24% | 131 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=2, rotten=1, tomatometer=67%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=2, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=131 reviews, 31 fresh, 100 rotten, tomatometer=24% (23.664%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (131 reviews, 24%). |
| 1751 | 2026-06-27 14:43:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-27 19:43:15 | 23% | 128 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=1, rotten=2, tomatometer=33%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=1, rotten=2. Current canonical totals=128 reviews, 29 fresh, 99 rotten, tomatometer=23% (22.656%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (128 reviews, 23%). |
| 1546 | 2026-06-20 14:12:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-20 19:12:13 | 22% | 125 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 6 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=6, fresh=0, rotten=6, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=6, fresh=0, rotten=6. Current canonical totals=125 reviews, 28 fresh, 97 rotten, tomatometer=22% (22.400%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (125 reviews, 22%). |
| 1261 | 2026-06-13 13:41:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-13 18:41:38 | — | 119 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=1, rotten=3, tomatometer=25%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=1, rotten=3. Current canonical totals=119 reviews, 28 fresh, 91 rotten, tomatometer=24% (23.529%). WARNING: delta batch had no complete entered headline values, so no rt_score_snapshot row was created. |
| 1142 | 2026-06-11 13:10:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-11 18:10:45 | — | 115 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=0, rotten=2, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=0, rotten=2. Current canonical totals=115 reviews, 27 fresh, 88 rotten, tomatometer=23% (23.478%). WARNING: delta batch had no complete entered headline values, so no rt_score_snapshot row was created. |
| 1090 | 2026-06-10 11:52:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-10 16:52:11 | — | 113 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 11 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=11, fresh=2, rotten=9, tomatometer=18%. Net new reviews added=11, fresh=2, rotten=9. Current canonical totals=113 reviews, 27 fresh, 86 rotten, tomatometer=24% (23.894%). WARNING: delta batch had no complete entered headline values, so no rt_score_snapshot row was created. |
| 1025 | 2026-06-08 15:53:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-08 20:53:00 | 33% | 3 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=1, rotten=2, tomatometer=33%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=1, rotten=2. Current canonical totals=102 reviews, 25 fresh, 77 rotten, tomatometer=25% (24.510%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (3). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (33%). |
| 1003 | 2026-06-08 09:12:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-08 14:12:21 | 0% | 6 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 6 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=6, fresh=0, rotten=6, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=6, fresh=0, rotten=6. Current canonical totals=99 reviews, 24 fresh, 75 rotten, tomatometer=24% (24.242%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (6). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (0%). |
| 973 | 2026-06-07 09:03:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-07 14:03:32 | 14% | 7 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 7 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=7, fresh=1, rotten=6, tomatometer=14%. Net new reviews added=7, fresh=1, rotten=6. Current canonical totals=93 reviews, 24 fresh, 69 rotten, tomatometer=26% (25.806%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (7). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (14%). |
| 956 | 2026-06-06 10:28:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-06 15:28:50 | 12% | 8 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 8 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=8, fresh=1, rotten=7, tomatometer=13%. Net new reviews added=8, fresh=1, rotten=7. Current canonical totals=86 reviews, 23 fresh, 63 rotten, tomatometer=27% (26.744%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (8). WARNING: entered tomatometer 12% did not match parsed batch 13%. |
| 945 | 2026-06-05 15:19:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-05 20:19:43 | 21% | 14 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 14 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=14, fresh=3, rotten=11, tomatometer=21%. Net new reviews added=13, fresh=3, rotten=10. Current canonical totals=78 reviews, 22 fresh, 56 rotten, tomatometer=28% (28.205%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (14). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (21%). |
| 929 | 2026-06-05 10:58:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-05 15:58:53 | 25% | 24 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 24 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=24, fresh=6, rotten=18, tomatometer=25%. Net new reviews added=24, fresh=6, rotten=18. Current canonical totals=65 reviews, 19 fresh, 46 rotten, tomatometer=29% (29.231%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (24). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (25%). |
| 915 | 2026-06-04 15:16:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-04 20:16:40 | 0% | 1 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=0, rotten=1, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=0, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=41 reviews, 13 fresh, 28 rotten, tomatometer=32% (31.707%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (1). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (0%). |
| 912 | 2026-06-04 14:50:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-04 19:50:24 | 40% | 5 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 5 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=5, fresh=2, rotten=3, tomatometer=40%. Net new reviews added=5, fresh=2, rotten=3. Current canonical totals=40 reviews, 13 fresh, 27 rotten, tomatometer=33% (32.500%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (5). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (40%). |
| 906 | 2026-06-04 12:50:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-04 17:50:03 | 0% | 2 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=0, rotten=2, tomatometer=0%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=0, rotten=2. Current canonical totals=35 reviews, 11 fresh, 24 rotten, tomatometer=31% (31.429%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (2). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (0%). |
| 905 | 2026-06-04 12:33:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-04 17:33:53 | 33% | 33 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 33 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=33, fresh=11, rotten=22, tomatometer=33%. Net new reviews added=33, fresh=11, rotten=22. Current canonical totals=33 reviews, 11 fresh, 22 rotten, tomatometer=33% (33.333%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (33). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (33%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246357 | André Didyme-Dôme | Rolling Stone en Español | Fresh | — | 2026-08-18T18:49:47.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:49:47 | It's a pleasant reunion of former schoolmates for a few minutes, charming at times and occasionally funny, but ultimately unable to make us feel like we've truly relived those years. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 207177 | John Serba | Decider | Rotten | — | 2026-07-24T22:38:24.000Z | 2026-07-24 22:38:24 | As limp and wearisome as any other lame-o Scary Movie. |
| 196676 | Luca Mehta | ForReel Movie News And Reviews | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-07-15T21:11:34.000Z | 2026-07-15 21:11:34 | "As much as it pains me to decree it, I’m afraid the Wayans brothers have aged out of their prime." |
| 196677 | Dino-Ray Ramos | DIASPORA | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2026-07-15T20:32:43.000Z | 2026-07-15 20:32:43 | Gen X and millennials will eat up the references and ratchet-ass tom foolery. But the film is too reminiscent of its predecessors to fully connect with Gen Z — and as the ending suggests, maybe it doesn’t care to. |
| 196678 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | Common Sense Media | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-07-15T02:50:07.000Z | 2026-07-15 02:50:07 | Not much has changed for this old franchise, which once offered guilty pleasure giggles but, even with up-to-date references, now has a worn-out feeling, and most of the gags just don't land. |
| 183460 | Bryce Hanson | Horror Movie Talk | Rotten | 4/10 | 2026-07-01T17:17:49.000Z | 2026-07-01 17:17:49 | The movie does deliver with with multiple parodies of more recent popular horror films like the substance, weapons, smile and a lot more but some jokes fell more flat than others |
| 183461 | Alan French | FandomWire | Fresh | 6/10 | 2026-06-29T14:40:28.000Z | 2026-06-29 14:40:28 | Its no masterpiece, but Scary Movie 2026 delivers enough laughs to satiate the audience. With horror movies more relevant than ever, it spreads the wealth and gives the franchise stars their due. |
| 183462 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-06-28T18:48:12.000Z | 2026-06-28 18:48:12 | You can see it’s clearly a film made with passion, for the horror genre, for a certain generation and for the franchise that the brothers believe was stolen from them around 25 years ago. |
| 183075 | Nicholas Bell | Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2026-06-24T16:50:21.000Z | 2026-06-24 16:50:21 | The Wayans return to the runaway franchise they were responsible for establishing makes the sixth entry in the Scary Movie universe feel akin to a celebratory conversation, though there's nothing terribly provocative beyond utilizing its own nostalgic... |
| 183076 | Agustín Pérez | Emol.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-06-22T13:36:02.000Z | 2026-06-22 13:36:02 | The rise of horror, along with the strange reality we live in, allows this film to land more comedic successes than misses. |
| 183077 | Elliott Collins | Movie Files | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2026-06-22T00:41:31.000Z | 2026-06-22 00:41:31 | This was a lazy, dated, and unoriginal. It leans heavily on the formula that made the original movies work but this one had no imagination. The jokes feel like a checklist of, what’s the latest meme, rather than a thoughtfully crafted satire. |
| 182476 | Hugo Emmerzael | In Review Online | Rotten | — | 2026-06-19T00:29:09.000Z | 2026-06-19 00:29:09 | A kind of flattening effect is quickly achieved where the relatively more inspired horror parodies are sandwiched between edgy jokes at the expense of the soy and the woke. |
| 182477 | Rosie Fletcher | Radio Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-18T20:30:10.000Z | 2026-06-18 20:30:10 | Instead it’s an unchallenging stinky old sweater of a movie, which might be deeply unfashionable and unappealing but reminds you of the days when you could smoke inside pubs and people used landlines. |
| 182478 | Brian Bisesi | Horror Movie Club Podcast | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2026-06-17T15:11:53.000Z | 2026-06-17 15:11:53 | The new Scary Movie film forgot how to be funny. The social commentary lacks bite, the riffs on popular horror films do little to critique them, and the film has even less plot than the original as we move from sketch to unrelated sketch for 90 minutes. |
| 182479 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Rotten | — | 2026-06-17T00:13:03.000Z | 2026-06-17 00:13:03 | Most of this truly terrible film stumbles from one lazy gag and lame skit to another, desperately hoping that simply referencing pop culture counts as a joke. It doesn’t. |
| 182480 | Rachel Shatto | Bloody Good Horror (Podcast) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-16T21:26:11.000Z | 2026-06-16 21:26:11 | 'Scary Movie' wants to be an equal-opportunity offender, but the culture-war jokes fall flat, and it has even less to say about the current horror zeitgeist. |
| 182481 | Adam Nayman | The Ringer | Rotten | — | 2026-06-16T16:59:20.000Z | 2026-06-16 16:59:20 | The gentrification of genre is a real and consequential development, and yet the prevailing feeling watching the latest Scary Movie is of vague disinterest, and also narrowly missed opportunities. |
| 166079 | Rachel Ho | Exclaim! | Fresh | 6/10 | 2026-06-13T03:42:25.000Z | 2026-06-13 03:42:25 | This is exactly what we watch a Scary Movie for, and to expect otherwise is simply obtuse. |
| 166080 | Coleman Spilde | Salon.com | Rotten | — | 2026-06-12T23:09:57.000Z | 2026-06-12 23:09:57 | The new “Scary Movie” is stuck somewhere between then and now, with one foot in the early-millennial absurdism that spawned the series’ most beloved gags, and the other planted way too firmly in quote-unquote edgy humor. |
| 166081 | Chrishaun Baker | Inverse | Rotten | — | 2026-06-12T13:12:09.000Z | 2026-06-12 13:12:09 | Truthfully, it'd be difficult to ignore the impact that the Scary Movie franchise had on comedy for a decade, but comedy as a whole has just moved past the broad scattershot humor the franchise specializes in. |
| 166082 | Ruben Peralta Rigaud | Cocalecas | Rotten | — | 2026-06-11T20:16:29.000Z | 2026-06-11 20:16:29 | The new Scary Movie works better as a reunion than a reinvention. It recaptures some of the spirit of the early installments, but also revives many of their flaws. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 157321 | Joshua Mbonu | InSession Film | Rotten | D+ | 2026-06-11T12:51:57.000Z | 2026-06-11 12:51:57 | Scary Movie is basically the equivalent of viewing an extended YouTube skit that haphazardly strings together references from movies you may or may not remember |
| 157322 | Leigh Paatsch | Daily Telegraph (Australia) | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2026-06-10T18:22:50.000Z | 2026-06-10 18:22:50 | About one in six jokes hit their intended mark and warrant real laughs. |
| 154555 | Burt Peterson | SciFiNow | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-09T19:56:22.000Z | 2026-06-09 19:56:22 | There are great ingredients in the pot, but they simply don’t hang together well enough for an irreverent comedy. |
| 154556 | Reanna Cruz | Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) | Fresh | — | 2026-06-09T17:26:54.000Z | 2026-06-09 17:26:54 | I laughed a lot-- most I could ask for. It's bloated. Not everything lands. I think there's a lot of dated jokes in it that feel like they were made six years to a decade ago, at best. |
| 154557 | Stephen Thompson | Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-09T17:26:53.000Z | 2026-06-09 17:26:53 | There's this vibe that runs through it, and it runs through the film, it runs through the marketing of the film, that's very like, they're back, and cancel culture had better watch out. But then it doesn't have anything to say. |
| 154558 | Alci Rengifo | Entertainment Voice | Fresh | — | 2026-06-09T16:36:52.000Z | 2026-06-09 16:36:52 | Scary Movie cares little for being respectable. The goal here is to get easy laughs. On that note, it succeeds with full political incorrectness. |
| 154559 | Erik Childress | Movie Madness Podcast | Rotten | 1/4 | 2026-06-09T13:30:26.000Z | 2026-06-09 13:30:26 | Belongs in the Friedberg/Seltzer collection of dreadful parodies which don’t understand that jokes have to be more than simply referencing your memories that these horror films exist. 5 or 6, pick your worst of the franchise. |
| 154560 | Eddie Harrison | film-authority.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-09T08:10:00.000Z | 2026-06-09 08:10:00 | …the revived public appetite for comedy might make this shoddy enterprise a few bucks, but the only scary or notable thing about this Scary Movie is its brief but significant financial success…. |
| 154561 | Peter Howell | Night Vision | Rotten | 2/4 | 2026-06-09T00:01:28.000Z | 2026-06-09 00:01:28 | Not all of the japes misfire; many land with the expected juvenile thwack. But the non-stop buffoonery yields diminishing returns, and even the better bits are echoes of past mirth. Don’t be afraid to laugh, though. |
| 154562 | Erick Estrada | Cinegarage | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T21:28:11.000Z | 2026-06-08 21:28:11 | It's neither more nor less than what you've seen. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 154563 | Fico Cangiano | CineXpress | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-08T21:18:10.000Z | 2026-06-08 21:18:10 | Ironically, the Wayans finally return to the franchise they helped created, only to deliver the same unfunny thing we've always gotten since the original film. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 154564 | Bilge Ebiri | New York Magazine/Vulture | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T21:11:01.000Z | 2026-06-08 21:11:01 | We laugh because we’re defeated. That requires more effort than Scary Movie is usually willing to expend, but every once in a while, it gets there. |
| 154565 | Marlon Wallace | The M Report (WBOC.com) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T20:54:01.000Z | 2026-06-08 20:54:01 | This film, as many of the previous, is basically a series of SNL-like sketches strung together with Faris and Regina Hall who reprises her role of Brenda Meeks being the two bright spots and funniest things in this film. |
| 148519 | Marissa Hill | Shade Studios | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T19:37:30Z | 2026-06-08 19:37:30 | This new Scary Movie is far from the funniest in the franchise, but if you’re a Millennial who grew up quoting the originals, the nostalgia alone may make it worth a watch. |
| 148520 | Jeremy Jahns | JeremyJahns.com | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T18:59:15Z | 2026-06-08 18:59:15 | The only thing offensive about this movie is it didn't really make me laugh. |
| 148521 | Justin Carreiro | InBetweenDrafts | Fresh | 6/10 | 2026-06-08T15:51:44Z | 2026-06-08 15:51:44 | Scary Movie 6 isn’t a deep or thoughtful film – it’s a cheeky, crass, and campy comedy. |
| 145116 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2026-06-08T04:46:30Z | 2026-06-08 04:46:30 | Scary Movie has some occasional laughs but mostly is a lazy misfire. |
| 145117 | Korey Coleman | Double Toasted | Rotten | — | 2026-06-08T03:41:09Z | 2026-06-08 03:41:09 | There's so many scenes in here that have nothing to do with anything. Scary Movie is just a series of skits. |
| 145118 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2026-06-07T22:27:51Z | 2026-06-07 22:27:51 | Desperate for something to be recognized, and that it will be enough to generate a laugh, the only thing that is offensive about Scary Movie is how unfunny, uninspired, and embarrassingly slapped together it is |
| 145119 | Jeffrey Harris | 411mania | Rotten | 3/10 | 2026-06-07T22:08:33Z | 2026-06-07 22:08:33 | Even when there's plenty to riff on in the horror movie scene with the reboot and legacy franchise culture, Scary Movie fails to bring anything fresh and funny to the table. |
| 145120 | Kelechi Ehenulo | Movie Marker | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-07T20:33:52Z | 2026-06-07 20:33:52 | But if we are truly honest, Scary Movie is a dated concept that plays into Hollywood’s love of nostalgia like a greatest hits reunion. But all this delivers is one damning statement: some things are better left in the past. |
| 145121 | Liselotte Vanophem | Geek Vibes Nation | Rotten | 4/10 | 2026-06-07T17:58:51Z | 2026-06-07 17:58:51 | If this Scary Movie doesn’t convince them that it’s time to box up this saga once and for all, we don’t know what will. |
| 141592 | Anthony Morris | It's Better in the Dark | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-07T13:17:36Z | 2026-06-07 13:17:36 | This is designed to be seen with a large audience that's committed to reacting to what's on the screen. Groans, boos, shocked gasps, befuddlement, it's all good |
| 141593 | Jack Martin | Film Feeder | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-07T09:26:28Z | 2026-06-07 09:26:28 | An unfortunate reminder of why spoof movies have become scary in a completely different manner. |
| 141594 | Colin Biggs | That Shelf | Rotten | — | 2026-06-07T03:54:03Z | 2026-06-07 03:54:03 | The enthusiasm is clearly there; I just wish the story were a little more structured. Too much of Scary Movie feels like endlessly scrolling through TikTok to find a skit you like. |
| 141595 | Lindsay Traves | Pajiba | Fresh | — | 2026-06-06T23:21:31Z | 2026-06-06 23:21:31 | It’s tempting to be cynical that these movies don’t seem to have evolved at all, but there is something warm about the millennial embrace of "waaaaasssapppp" and "shit son!" from an old friend. |
| 141596 | Maxance Vincent | The Cosmic Circus | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-06T22:40:44Z | 2026-06-06 22:40:44 | The Wayans seem afraid to do something that possesses the same shock as [Keenen's] "I’m Gonna Git You Sucka," which is one of the most transgressive comedies ever made. |
| 141597 | John Urbancich | JMuvies | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-06T17:03:18Z | 2026-06-06 17:03:18 | Their retake on it all remains sketchy at best, but the ever-grand Hall brings heft, Marlan's "Shorty" still generates laughs, and just looking at Dave Sheridan, as the goofy sheriff, should make anyone smile. |
| 141598 | Andrew Parker | The Gate | Rotten | 3/10 | 2026-06-06T16:49:45Z | 2026-06-06 16:49:45 | It’s mostly a sloppy slog that bounces around from scene to scene trying and failing to get much of a reaction. |
| 139546 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2026-06-06T02:16:00Z | 2026-06-06 02:16:00 | Edgy and crass is the primary point, as if trying to offend or push the boundaries of good taste is prioritized over actually being funny. However, too many of the attempted zingers are stale or labored, resembling outtakes from 20 years ago. |
| 139547 | Adam Olinger | Adam Does Movies (YouTube) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-06T00:51:45Z | 2026-06-06 00:51:45 | The Wayans brothers accomplished their goal. I was offended. By how bad this was. |
| 139548 | Jesús Palacios | Fotogramas | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-06-05T23:01:03Z | 2026-06-05 23:01:03 | It's not the best in the saga, but it's not the worst either, and it's proof that the 'spoof' continues to work and will always work...for better or for worse. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 139549 | Sandra Hall | Sydney Morning Herald | Rotten | 3/5 | 2026-06-05T21:57:43Z | 2026-06-05 21:57:43 | In every sense, it’s a scatter-gun approach. Guns, knives, dildos – anything goes. Some hit the mark, others don’t. |
| 139550 | Rick Romancito | The Taos News | Rotten | D | 2026-06-05T21:13:29Z | 2026-06-05 21:13:29 | A lot of people would probably agree a raunchy comedy that makes fun of contemporary horror movies is exactly what we need right now. Unfortunately, the Wayans Brothers’ latest "Scary Movie" isn’t it. |
| 139551 | Rachel Wagner | Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T21:10:28Z | 2026-06-05 21:10:28 | It just isn't funny. Not one laugh. Mistakes current events references with being funny |
| 139552 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2026-06-05T20:39:07Z | 2026-06-05 20:39:07 | Scary Movie made me laugh about 40% of the time. The other 60% either fell flat or was simply shooting fish in a barrel. |
| 139553 | Patrick Beatty | See It or Skip It | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T20:30:10Z | 2026-06-05 20:30:10 | The jokes feel about as timely as a Tom from MySpace reference. |
| 138485 | Amy Nicholson | Los Angeles Times | Fresh | — | 2026-06-05T20:07:10Z | 2026-06-05 20:07:10 | Good is a stretch. "Scary Movie" is as lazy, dumb and offensive as the others. But Hall and Faris as the dotty mothers of the next generation of victims are hilarious, romping about like their Brenda and Cindy have been knocked on the head too often |
| 138486 | Peter Travers | The Travers Take | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2026-06-05T19:50:36Z | 2026-06-05 19:50:36 | Even at a tiny fraction of their laugh power, it’s good to have the Wayans bros back spoofing horror movies, but would it be asking too much if the hit-and-mostly-miss jokes could maybe nudge an inch beyond the obvious? |
| 138487 | Sharai Bohannon | Horror Movie Blog | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T18:44:11Z | 2026-06-05 18:44:11 | I’m not going to lie and say 'Scary Movie' is funny or worth the wait. However, I am going to mention that it at least marks a little growth while still not being my bag. |
| 138488 | Jessika Hardy | Refinery29 | Fresh | — | 2026-06-05T18:42:36Z | 2026-06-05 18:42:36 | To no one's surprise, the Wayans brothers carry this entire film. |
| 138489 | Tomás Andrés Guerrero | Sensacine | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2026-06-05T18:40:57Z | 2026-06-05 18:40:57 | It doesn't abandon the tasteless jokes that have always been part of its DNA, but combines them with greater comedic precision and a barrage of terrifying references that are especially appreciated by fans of the genre. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 138490 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Rotten | D- | 2026-06-05T18:14:24Z | 2026-06-05 18:14:24 | You'd think that after fourteen years, the Wayans brothers reclaiming their series from Harvey Weinstein and the rise of a vibrant horror landscape...this self-proclaimed rebootiquel would have tons of material to mine from |
| 138491 | Simon Abrams | AV Club | Rotten | D- | 2026-06-05T18:03:53Z | 2026-06-05 18:03:53 | Wasting moviegoers’ time with a heap of pandering callbacks wouldn’t be so bad if most of the movie’s jokes were more polished. |
| 138492 | Jon Negroni | Thank God for Movies | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T17:35:20Z | 2026-06-05 17:35:20 | The Wayanses won their franchise back, which I celebrate, and then handed us the precise self-satisfied meta-comedy that sank the franchise the first time, which I mourn. |
| 138493 | Luis Pomales-Diaz | Horror Press | Rotten | 4/10 | 2026-06-05T17:21:44Z | 2026-06-05 17:21:44 | Scary Movie (2026) is a comedy that manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory constantly. |
| 138494 | Brian Viner | Daily Mail (UK) | Rotten | 3/5 | 2026-06-05T16:43:53Z | 2026-06-05 16:43:53 | It gets so broad and so silly that it soon loses any cutting edge. |
| 138495 | Mark Kermode | Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T16:39:25Z | 2026-06-05 16:39:25 | I didn't laugh. |
| 138496 | Simon Ramshaw | ScreenAnarchy | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T16:09:29Z | 2026-06-05 16:09:29 | It's all very well and good taking potshots at sociopolitical things you're frustrated by, or hacky tropes you're tired of, but when your contemporaries are serving up full meals, who wants a low-calorie edible that leaves you with an icky tummy? |
| 138497 | Rendy Jones | Rendy Reviews | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2026-06-05T16:06:35Z | 2026-06-05 16:06:35 | At least it made for a better Scream than Scream 7. |
| 136712 | DJ BenHaMeen | For All Nerds Podcast | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-05T14:50:06Z | 2026-06-05 14:50:06 | Jay-Z once said I dumbed down my lyrics so I could double my dollars, and Scary Movie said watch this. |
| 136713 | Richard Roeper | RogerEbert.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2026-06-05T14:12:07Z | 2026-06-05 14:12:07 | I kinda loved the brutal, ludicrous final twist, which matched the opening scene for bold humor. It’s just too bad that most of the stuff that transpired in between felt like lukewarm leftovers. |
| 136714 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2026-06-05T13:59:44Z | 2026-06-05 13:59:44 | It's not a good sign that the movie repeats its own jokes at least twice... |
| 136715 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Fresh | B- | 2026-06-05T13:59:14Z | 2026-06-05 13:59:14 | Judging it becomes less about storytelling and more about a simple metric: did it make you laugh? For me, it did, sporadically. |
| 136716 | Sean Collier | Table Magazine | Fresh | 5/10 | 2026-06-05T13:49:32Z | 2026-06-05 13:49:32 | It’s comedy by shotgun; more pellets are going to miss than hit, but the ones that land might do some damage. |
| 136717 | Aidan Kelley | Collider | Rotten | 5/10 | 2026-06-05T13:16:41Z | 2026-06-05 13:16:41 | Scary Movie had the potential to do the same, but instead of feeling like a fresh take on a classic concept, it feels like a slightly re-colored bag of old tricks. |
| 136718 | Christian Toto | HollywoodInToto.com | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T12:55:54Z | 2026-06-05 12:55:54 | .5/4 How can a movie offend the woke mob if it's this brutally unfunny? |
| 136719 | Casey Chong | Casey's Movie Mania | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-05T10:41:23Z | 2026-06-05 10:41:23 | The Wayans brothers' return to the horror parody franchise yields a mostly hit-and-miss sixth instalment. |
| 136720 | David Poland | Hot Button (Substack) | Fresh | — | 2026-06-05T07:22:55Z | 2026-06-05 07:22:55 | I enjoyed watching the filmmakers decide to go in this direction or that at the drop of a hat. It is a very special episode of In Living Color: Horror/Thriller Edition. |
| 136721 | Russ Simmons | KKFI-FM (Kansas City) | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-05T03:41:08Z | 2026-06-05 03:41:08 | Sadly, the Wayans have officially run out of ideas for "Scary Movie" and try to fill the gap with repetitive and aggressively offensive material. Now that’s scary. |
| 136722 | Zach Pope | Zach Pope Reviews | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-06-05T03:31:54Z | 2026-06-05 03:31:54 | Gave us the best Ghostface of the year… but unfortunately i was disappointed There are some hilarious moments, including a few great surprises but the film leans a little too hard into covering too many films the exact thing that killed the genre |
| 136723 | Radheyan Simonpillai | Globe and Mail | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T01:22:13Z | 2026-06-05 01:22:13 | Yes, the best bit in this new Scary Movie is recycled, because, just like the title, some things never change, and some jokes never lose their edge. |
| 136724 | Peter Sobczynski | Auteurist Class (Substack) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T01:20:14Z | 2026-06-05 01:20:14 | Always a couple of horsehead bookends shy of reaching the not-exactly-august heights of Student Bodies |
| 136725 | Fred Topel | United Press International | Rotten | — | 2026-06-05T00:43:01Z | 2026-06-05 00:43:01 | In 2000, Scary Movie used Scream as the bones for a witty horror parody. The fifth Scream from 2022 provides far less focus, relevance or insight for 2026's Scary Movie. |
| 136726 | Witney Seibold | Slashfilm | Rotten | 2.5/10 | 2026-06-04T22:22:05Z | 2026-06-04 22:22:05 | Who would have thought the Wayans family would eventually be making the same tired transphobic jokes as the Babylon Bee? |
| 136727 | Michael Gingold | Rue Morgue Magazine | Rotten | — | 2026-06-04T22:09:08Z | 2026-06-04 22:09:08 | Applying torrents of profanity and sexual references, genitalia shots of both genders and plenty of drug humor to familiar fear figures isn’t the same thing as creatively spoofing them. |
| 136728 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Rotten | — | 2026-06-04T21:48:31Z | 2026-06-04 21:48:31 | The 2026 version Scary Movie doesn't have a cohesive plot because this tedious parody of horror flicks is just a collection of lukewarm skits. The movie's big showdown becomes an obnoxious cacophony of ranting and shouting. |
| 136729 | Larushka Ivan-Zadeh | metro.co.uk | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-04T21:44:45Z | 2026-06-04 21:44:45 | Scary Movie is deeply, offensively unfunny. |
| 136730 | David Crow | Den of Geek | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2026-06-04T21:43:12Z | 2026-06-04 21:43:12 | The real issue is when it stops punching up at Hollywood, and starts punching down at some of its viewers. That's new. |
| 136731 | Travis Hopson | Punch Drunk Critics | Rotten | 1/5 | 2026-06-04T21:41:08Z | 2026-06-04 21:41:08 | More painful than a Ghostface stab to the nether regions. |
| 136732 | Dionar Hidalgo | Algo Más Que Cine | Fresh | 7/10 | 2026-06-04T21:20:35Z | 2026-06-04 21:20:35 | The Wayans bring back the franchise’s missing edge with a fast, shameless and surprisingly sharp satire. Not every joke lands, but Anna Faris, Regina Hall and the film’s fearless irreverence make this a welcome return. |
| 136733 | Joseph Robinson | Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2026-06-04T20:57:12Z | 2026-06-04 20:57:12 | Fans of the franchise will enjoy seeing the original cast return, even if the film doesn’t reinvent the formula. |
| 136734 | Daniel de Partearroyo | Cinemanía (Spain) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-06-04T20:56:59Z | 2026-06-04 20:56:59 | The horror parody saga turns to a nostalgic sequel that is enjoyed more as stoner 'fan service' than as a mockery of the current vices of the genre. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 136735 | Maitland McDonagh | MaitlandOnMovies (Substack) | Rotten | — | 2026-06-04T20:43:03Z | 2026-06-04 20:43:03 | All too often the [parodic] movie simply leans into an identifying nudge-nudge-wink-wink rather than twisting it into something genuinely surprising or legitimately funny. |
| 132688 | Eric Goldman | IGN Movies | Rotten | 5/10 | 2026-06-04T19:45:00Z | 2026-06-04 19:45:00 | Scary Movie 2026’s joke success rate is unfortunately on the low side, feeling like maybe 3 or 4 out of every 10 jokes hit the mark. |
| 132683 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Rotten | D- | 2026-06-04T19:17:50Z | 2026-06-04 19:17:50 | A dreadful reboot that stumbles through tired, miserable ideas for comedy with no invention and little enthusiasm. |
| 132684 | Germain Lussier | io9.com | Rotten | — | 2026-06-04T19:09:17Z | 2026-06-04 19:09:17 | Fans of the Scary Movie franchise as a whole who watch a lot of movies might find enough in the new installment to at least not regret the cost of a movie ticket. But that’s the bar. |
| 132685 | Luke Y. Thompson | Mortal Cinema (Substack) | Fresh | — | 2026-06-04T18:46:55Z | 2026-06-04 18:46:55 | The best Scary Movie since the first one!" [Actually, the only good one besides the first one] |
| 132686 | Tessa Smith | Mama's Geeky | Fresh | — | 2026-06-04T18:41:50Z | 2026-06-04 18:41:50 | Scary Movie delivers exactly what you expect. Head to theaters, turn off your brain, and laugh for ninety minutes. |
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