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Final Destination 3

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44% Tomatometer 117 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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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 03/19/2006
C-
Vapid, pointless and wholly predictable. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 03/04/2006
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 02/18/2006
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) 05/25/2025
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 11/17/2024
‘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 05/10/2021
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 Read all reviews

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Brennan E @RT23109621 6d These characters are bad, but relatable. See more Kevin S. @RT12772119 Jun 19 Best Final Destination movie. Definitely a great film back in my teenage years in 2006. See more Lars N @movie_douche Mar 11 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 favorite movie of the trilogy, i loved the amusement park/fair aspect of it See more sillypebble @m1crowave Mar 1 THIS ONE IS MY FAVOURITE OUT OF THE SERIES!! So peak. See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Feb 21 I love Roller Coasters more because of this movie! See more Read all reviews
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James Wong

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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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