1996 Cult Classic Ranked As the 'Most Rewatched Horror Film'
1996 Cult Classic Ranked As the 'Most Rewatched Horror Film'
Carly SilvaSat, April 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM UTC
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What's your favorite scary movie? Well, for a lot of Letterboxd fans, the answer is Scream.
The iconic 1996 slasher film directed by Wes Craven continues to be a fan-favorite watch for horror movie junkies. It's even ranked at No. 1 on the list of "Most Obsessively Rewatched Horror Films" by Letterboxd.
The list, compiled by the official Letterboxd HQ on the popular movie-rating site, ranks "narrative feature films with a 'horror' genre tag that have been logged five or more times by the most Letterboxd members." The entire list includes 250 films, with a number of Scream sequels also earning spots in the Top 20.
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The original Scream stars a number of '90s icons, like literal Scream Queen Neve Campbell, plus Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan and more. The 1996 cult classic sparked a frenzy in the slasher film genre, providing a meta-commentary on classic horror films, while still leaving fans on the edge of their seats with each Ghostface killing spree.
Scream is apparently one of those films that fans can't help from watching over and over again, according to the Letterboxd lists, which also features iconic horror titles like the original Halloween (1978), Jaws, The Shining, IT, Saw and more.
Scream doesn't rank as highly on Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films list, which ranks movies by average member ratings. Scream is ranked at No. 45 on that list. It did, however, score the No. 3 spot on the platform's list of Top Horror Films with the Most Fans. (A 'fan' is a Letterboxd member with a particular film as one of their four favorites on their profile.)
But the "Most Obsessively Rewatched" list also includes more Scream sequels, including the 2022 remake (ranked at No. 4), plus Scream 4 (No. 12), Scream 2 (No. 15), Scream VI (No. 17) and Scream 3 (No. 27).
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