Insidious: Chapter 3

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Insidious: Chapter 3

PG-13

2015

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elise's tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human souls.

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Critics Consensus

Insidious: Chapter 3 isn't as terrifying as the original, although it boasts surprising thematic depth and is enlivened by another fine performance from Lin Shaye.

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

01/21/2016

As middling, somewhat serviceable horror fare, it delivers its own share of jump scares, but whatever visceral effect it might have had wears off the instant the credits begin to roll.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

07/16/2015

3/5

Whannell does a creditable job with the film. He's not as bold as Wan about mounting a sequence, but he's no slouch about the psychology of screen horror.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

06/11/2015

The quiet stretches actually serve their purpose here, creating a sense of intimacy with the characters as opposed to simply marking time between the shocks.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 20

6/10

Prequels represent terrible filmmaking. Sequels create drama and suspense; prequels deliver trivia.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/09/2022

2/4

Much like the Saw or Paranormal Activity franchises, the stories have run out but the filmmakers cannot resist making another sequel.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

06/01/2021

7/10

The tension building was amazing.

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Anthony H

@Hardy 3d

Insidious Chapter 3 does a few things right and a few things wrong. I think this story was a little lack luster, and as someone who was a fan of the first 2, this being a prequel didn’t make a lot of sense. The atmosphere is creepy in this film, and the jump scares are genuinely terrifying, but I think as an Insidious movie, it’s just fine. Nothing crazy, nothing worth watching again.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jul 5

I think this prequel sequel was just as good as the first one; it was much better than the first sequel.

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Peyton W

@CCHS_Football_2834 Mar 31

This movie is so scary that I couldn't sleep the next day

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Feb 17

I thought this was a very solid entry into the Insidious franchise. It was genuinely creepy, and Leigh Whannell found a way to continue this franchise in an interesting way. It’s not groundbreaking or anything, and it can feel kind of repetitive with some scene structures and scares, but overall, this is a fun addition, probably the best since the original.

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Oct 31

Difficult to judge individual films within a franchise when they are all pretty good. While not as scary as the two earlier versions, this one is still hard to ignore.

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Alexander S

@RT61935749 Oct 20

While Insidious: Chapter 3 maintains its frightening elements, the plot veers off in a less captivating direction, resulting in a mediocre film. Grading: C

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Synopsis

When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elise's tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human souls.

Director: Leigh Whannell
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Blumhouse, Oren Peli
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Frightening Images|Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.2M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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