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Final Destination 3

Play trailer Poster for Final Destination 3 R 2006 1h 32m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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43% Tomatometer 115 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Six years after a group of high-school students first cheated death, another teen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has a premonition that she and her friends will be involved in a horrifying roller-coaster accident. When the vision proves true, the student and her fellow survivors must deal with the repercussions of cheating the Grim Reaper.
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Critics Consensus

Final Destination 3 is more of the same: gory and pointless, with nowhere new to go.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Mar 19, 2006
C-
Vapid, pointless and wholly predictable. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Mar 4, 2006
2.5/5
In its own morbid little way, this is very much a stand-up-and-cheer -- or shriek, as the case may be -- kind of film. Go to Full Review
Stella Papamichael BBC.com Feb 18, 2006
1/5
Once more, Wong raises questions of fate and predestination and, while throwing in a tasteless reference to 9/11, fails to address them. It's an orgy of cheerful carnage with no context or purpose and, worst of all, no suspense. Go to Full Review
Stephen A. Russell Orion's Shoulder (Substack) May 25, 2025
The absolute scenes of Wong’s opener set on a wonky rollercoaster [but] it's a little sluggish, otherwise, with Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Wendy doing my head in a bit. In a series that delights in silliness, she’s just too much. Go to Full Review
Megan Williams Battle Royale With Cheese Nov 17, 2024
‘Final Destination 3’ is a fan favourite for a reason: the death scenes are the most visually horrific ones so far in the franchise, and the cast are fantastic. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ May 10, 2021
3/5
Wong and co- writer Glen Morgan have again carefully and craftily plotted their set pieces, encouraging the audience to search for clues in, and out, of the frame. Go to Full Review
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Robert P @Superbad Oct 18, 2026 Final Destination 3 is a *3* star Movie! See more
B P @Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more
Brennan E @RT23109621 Aug 3, 2026 These characters are bad, but relatable. See more
Kevin S. @RT12772119 Jun 19, 2026 Best Final Destination movie. Definitely a great film back in my teenage years in 2006. See more
Lars N @movie_douche Mar 11, 2026 It's crazy pointless, and it features some troubling stereotypes, but at times it's really fun. Sometimes even intentionally See more
Jamie V. @crosive Mar 6, 2026 favorite movie of the trilogy, i loved the amusement park/fair aspect of it See more
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James Wong

Director

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Wendy Christensen

Ryan Merriman

Kevin Fischer

Kris Lemche

Ian McKinley

Texas Battle

Lewis Romero

Alexz Johnson

Erin

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Synopsis Six years after a group of high-school students first cheated death, another teen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has a premonition that she and her friends will be involved in a horrifying roller-coaster accident. When the vision proves true, the student and her fellow survivors must deal with the repercussions of cheating the Grim Reaper.
Director
James Wong
Producer
Glen Morgan, Craig Perry, James Wong, Warren Zide
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Reddick, Glen Morgan, James Wong
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Zide-Perry Productions
Rating
R (Some Nudity|Language|Strong Horror Violence/Gore)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.1M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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