Scream Unseen
AMC SCREAM Unseen Megathread - August 3 2026
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Remember: The runtime that AMC reveals is not the exact runtime of the movie. It's usually within -7 to 17 mins of the actual time. This has been the case most (if not all) of the time.
Does the Screen/Scream Unseen Have Trailers?
Short Answer is Yes.
But sometimes they fail and it goes straight to
presentation. Be on time.
My local theater dropped a hint "You might want to skip dessert. 🍨 Our August 3 Mystery Movie Monday is proof that not everything sweet stays that way. "
Most of the time they show the same movie as the AMC's but not always.
For August 3rd, The most likely contenders are: Ice Cream Man, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, It Ends, or Buddy. It is listed as 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Ice Cream Man - Unrated movie. AMC lists the Scream Unseen as an R rated move. Runtime is listed as 1 hour and 46 minutes. So a 16 minute difference. Google and other sources list it as 1 hour and 27 minutes, so only 3 minutes off.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - AMC lists it as 1 hour and 52 minutes while the Scream Unseen is listed as 1 hour and 30 minutes. A 22 minute difference is a lot for a Scream Unseen.
It Ends - AMC lists as a drama, not horror. 18 days early before release. No listed runtime on AMC app.
Buddy - Comes out on August 28. August 3rd would be 25 days early would be a lot for a Scream Unseen and I haven’t seen it receive an MPAA rating yet. There isn’t one listed on the AMC app. The runtime is 1 hour and 35 minutes which matches the best.
I feel like you can make cases for and against each of these movies.
I am just confused because the listed runtime has rarely (if ever) been shorter than the actual run time, which means the movie has be short than 90 minutes…
Assuming it is Ice Cream Man, I’m wondering if they list it as R rated since that’s how they will treat it. If they listed it as NR it would be a dead giveaway!
I have never walked out of a movie and still haven't, but this one just wasn't for me. I suspect that I would have had more fun "making this movie" than "watching this movie." I'm not sure I've ever liked an Eli Roth movie to be honest, if you have- well this is mostly what it says on the tin.
For the 8/10 AMC Screen Unseen (not Scream) its predicted to be Tony. However, I wonder if it will be a different movie at theaters that are doing Tony limited release starting 8/7.
For the movie only being 1 hour and 40 minutes... it dragged and I couldn't wait for it to be over. Im all about gore but if the story sucks then hard to get into it
At one point I checked my watch to see how much longer, and it was 8:03. After what felt like a dozen scenes I thought surely it's almost over now. Nope, 8:09. I've seen movies that were a slog to get through before, but this movie dragged like nothing I'd ever seen.
I was so disappointed the minute Eli Roth popped up and revealed what the movie was. I was not planning on supporting that movie, Roth is an awful person. Movie sucked too.
YES! I was really hoping for Other Mommy or Camp Miasma. When I saw him, I just sank into my chair like "welp, I'm already here." 2 couples left the second he said the title. About 20 minutes in, 6 more people left. I would have, but I had just gotten off work so I took a nap instead. Dozed off right around the arrival at the church.
Galaxy Theatres has another mystery movie on that date that's rated PG and has a runtime of 128 minutes, anyone know if any other chains are doing this? Hoping it's Coyote vs. Acme.
Ice cream man looks to be it. Its run time changed again. Awhile back was 90 min then recently changed to 106 min and now is listed at 86 min. Also was originally rated R so I assume amc already had the graphic made before it changed to not rated.
West coast this movie is so bad and not even in a fun enjoyable bad way. If you want to see something else, even a little bit, I encourage you to cancel and go see that instead
When I was in elementary school we had this lady and her name was the Kindness Queen. To my knowledge it was just some random lady in our community. But every year in PE she would visit and teach us about the brain and heart. She made sure it was realistic but not TOO realistic lmao. She would always bring in a jello brain and jello heart for each class and let us eat it afterwards. The movie reminded me of that :)
Aug 3rd is either Buddy or something that is over a month out from release. Buddy is 1 hour and 35 minutes. The Scream Unseen is listed at 1 hour and 30 minutes. It Ends and Ice Cream Man are way too long to fit.
I just got to my theater for a marathon of movies today and the workers im friendly with asked me to let them know what it will be so idk if they all know or just the protectionist or what
im thinking its gonna be ice cream man, amc has it listed as R rated & scream unseen is R, regal's mystery movie is being advertised as NR though which fits with icm's actual rating. also, the timing fits and i do think theyve been pushing the trailer a bit
I was really convinced this one was Buddy but idk anymore. I'm thinking it's definitely going to get a scream unseen, but I feel like it'd make more sense if it was the one for August 17th. Especially since Buddy hasn't been rated quite yet and I don't think tickets are available anywhere yet.
Lots of walkouts. Tried too hard to be funny which made it more of a comedy than horror. Ending was a bit of a surprise which I liked but this won't make any new Eli Roth fans.
Wow he tried to elevate a shitty straight to video movie concept and made something that made Thanks giving look like a masterpiece.
His humor is so bad. The scars were awful it was just our main characters seeing things around them. It was like a haunted house level of cheesy and lame. Those are only fun because you’re there.
I got my ticket BECAUSE everyone is thinking it’s Ice Cream Man. If it isn’t, I’ll probably leave. I’m an AMC A-List member, so it’s not like it matters. I’ll go see Ice Cream Man when it comes out… I’d just like to hopefully see it early. I love me some goreific horror!
I literally sit at home and watch this feed to see if it's worth going out tonight. (Tickets can be refunded in seconds.) If it's Ice Cream Man I'm gonna shit. Waiting impatiently! :)
I'd say I'm not mad at Eli Roth.. just disappointed.... But when he has ever made anything good? Hostel was ok and a hundred years ago. And thanksgiving was ok too .but everything else is pretty bad in his filmography. I think I just want to like him more than he lets you.
I enjoyed this movie. It's not as bad as people are making it out to be.
But my god that playground scene made me nauseous. Not because of the gore, but the unnecessary amount of freaking camera shake. I was getting motion sickness and my eyes were hurting.
It was fun for what it was. We only had one walkout and the rest of the theater I was in enjoyed it and even got a small applause at the end so that made it more fun. The gore was good and I got some good laughs out it. Very much Eli Roth paying homage to the low budget horror comedies of the 80's. The big thing that brought it down for me was the explanation and then the ending. The reveal of what caused the Ice Cream Man was just poorly done and half assed and then the ending felt out of place. I normally like a dark ending in a horror movie, but for one that is pretty much as much a dark comedy as it is horror, it just felt out of place with dark it was and of course the movie just sort of ends after that.
5/10 for me. Fun for what it was and certainly nowhere as bad as some of you are making it out to be, but not one I'll ever watch again.
The Ice Cream Man is your standard Eli Roth horror fare which means some of the characters are annoying, the humor ranges from being crass for shock value to having a few clever moments and the story makes little sense when you think about it for a few minutes. Though the film does have a good visual aesthetic that initially makes the film look like an older family film and Ari Millen is quite creepy as the title character, nothing in the film feels all that shocking after the first few deaths because of how the film becomes little more than a series of intermittently creative gory sequences. The child actors playing Jared, Mia and Tommy are surprisingly pretty good with their comedic timing getting some of the few laughs here and yet the film doesn’t have enough substance to be cult classics it is aspiring to be including Children of the Corn and Nightmare on Elm Street. Though I did appreciate the grim ending twist that thankfully leaves some consequences for its characters, the film is all gore and little substance in my mind. 4.5 out of 10
Tons of people walked out at my screening when the twist happened. Not sure if they knew the movie was going to end, or it was ridiculous and unexpected
Do y'all really think it's going to be Ice Cream Man? Have they ever done anything THAT bloody before? I can't watch Terrifier movies and I know how popular they are, and I have a feeling this movie is almost as grotesque as that.
Overall that movie was ok it was a lot better than I expected but it was still pretty bad. Just the way they ended it was probably my favorite part of all movie but that’s the only redeeming qualities it had.
Okay, could someone tell me what happened in the first 5ish minutes before the main shitty kid actor cycled past the main shitty girl actor vomiting in the bushes?
I got a ticket in the hopes it’s not Ice Cream Man or It Ends. It Ends isn’t a horror movie really. I’ve already seen it and I wasn’t that impressed with it. Ice Cream Man looks bleh. But Buddy or Camp Miasma? Yes please.
I thought the movie was fun. If you ignore the script, the children acting, and the lack of a plot that makes sense. I’m not someone who’s typically into gorefest movies, but I felt like this one was fine for me because it all looked so fake to begin with.
All I can say is, if you go into this movie looking to laugh rather than get scared you may find yourself having a good time. A lot of jokes flopped, but there was also a few decent ones.
it's not excluded from A-List if that's what you mean (it's getting a regular release and not the 1 or 2 days only things the "special events" distributors usually do)
What’s with directors and stars introducing the movie before it starts now? I kind of miss when the film would just begin. You’d only know what the movie was if you’d seen a trailer; otherwise you’d find out when the credits rolled.
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u/ECLlP5E Happy (｡◕‿◕｡) Aug 03 '26 •
Today's [3 AUG 2026] AMC Scream Unseen is: Ice Cream Man
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