High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008, Kids & family/Musical, 1h 52m

132 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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It won't win many converts, but High School Musical 3 is bright, energetic, and well-crafted. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Amid preparations for a basketball championship, prom, and graduation, sweethearts Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) vow to savor every moment, knowing that college plans put the future of their relationship into question. An elaborate spring musical is just the thing for these two Wildcats and the rest of their classmates to express their fears and hopes for the future.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Kids & family, Musical, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Kenny Ortega
Producer:

Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
Writer:

Peter Barsocchini
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 24, 2008 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 21, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA):

$90.6M
Runtime:

1h 52m
Distributor:

Walt Disney

Cast & Crew

Zac Efron
Troy Bolton

Vanessa Hudgens
Gabriella Montez

Ashley Tisdale
Sharpay Evans

Lucas Grabeel
Ryan Evans

Corbin Bleu
Chad Danforth

Monique Coleman
Taylor McKessie

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Critic Reviews for High School Musical 3: Senior Year

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Audience Reviews for High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Dec 02, 2011

High School Musical 3 is much better than the first two films, mainly because of better songs and an interesting story. The cast still bothers me and didn't really do anything new here. The script has some good fun with its characters and gives them a good send off. I am not a High School Musical fan, but this final installment improved upon the first films and was actually a decent musical.

Bradley W Super Reviewer
Jul 30, 2011

There is no plot!!!!!!!!!!!!! Songs have bad quality, random unnecessary scenes, ridiculous as usual. Warning: Your eyes may burn

Sylvester K Super Reviewer
Jul 15, 2011

The performances are flat, the story (if any) is repetitive and the lead characters are perpetually annoying.

Ilyaas H Super Reviewer
Jul 02, 2011

The best of the series but it's just too long. Some of the songs and dancing were actually pretty great. I was actually laughing a lot while watching this movie, not because of the comedy but because of some of the scenes are just so lame and ridiculous, esp. when Zac Efron started prancing like a little bitch, man, it was very entertaining.

Cita W Super Reviewer

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