Rating: 3.5/5 Laughs and Stabs

The Scary Movie franchise returns after nearly 20 years with Scary Movie 6: The Reboot Reboot, a meta-comedy that takes aim at modern horror, reboots, and itself.

The film follows a group of influencers who rent a haunted Airbnb for a content opportunity. But when they start dying one by one—in ways that parody everything from Scream to M3GAN to The Black Phone—they must figure out who (or what) is killing them. The twist? The killer is a metaphor for Hollywood’s obsession with reboots.

The cast is a mix of fresh faces and returning favorites. The jokes land about 60% of the time, which is about average for the franchise. The parodies are sharp, particularly a Barbarian-inspired sequence that goes off the rails in the best way. It’s not as sharp as the original, but it’s a welcome return.

The Verdict: A fun, silly return for a beloved franchise. It’s not scary, it’s not smart, but it’s funny enough.

Final Thought: Some movies should stay dead. This one didn’t. And that’s okay.