High School Musical 3: Senior Year

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

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Released Oct 24, 2008

1h 52m

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

High School Musical 3 overstays its welcome, stretching out about 20 minutes longer than it needs to, thanks chiefly to a final celebratory reel that simply refuses to end.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 10, 2008

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

A real, honest-to-goodness teen musical throwback, as if Andy Hardy had never died and James Dean had never lived.

Rated: 4/4

Dec 8, 2008

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Its winning formula is driven not by narrative but by what isn't there: no sex, no drugs, and no rock and roll-- unless you count the logjam of thundering power ballads.

Oct 27, 2008

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

High School Musical wouldn’t have ever been what it was without Efron’s wholly committed performance selling every high and low with aplomb—the kind of screen presence that comes around once in a blue moon.

Rated: 6.5/10

Oct 24, 2023

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

I enjoyed it very much. Probably the best made of the 3 films

Jun 13, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's hard to begrudge a film success when it has such an upbeat attitude and overwhelming respect for all its characters.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 10, 2020

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Addison H

They didn’t kiss within the first 30 minutes

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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matthias s

*High School Musical 3* is pure nostalgia. I remember watching it in theaters with my parents and sister, fully invested like it was the *Super Bowl* of high school musicals. The songs still slap, the stakes are higher, and the drama feels more “adult” (as adult as Troy Bolton stress-dancing can get). It’s not as iconic as the first two, but honestly, I enjoy it more than the first. Still, nothing tops *HSM 2*—that one’s elite. And yes, the ending *always* gets me teary-eyed. A solid send-off that knows how to hit the feels, even if it plays it safe.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Noah G

What is this nonsense musical. High school more like preschool Music

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Audience Member

Kenny Ortega took the theatrical budget and made this film Theatrical! As the only film in the series to receive a theatrical release, its production values surpass those of the first two television movies, allowing the trilogy to end with a bang and a burst of fanfare. The fan service emotionally resonates with fans, but makes it less accessible than the previous films, which viewers could tune into at any point during reruns on Disney Channel and quickly understand the premise. It hits all the necessary notes for a High School Musical film: catchy tunes, elaborate choreography and high school melodrama viewed through a Disney lens. However, it ultimately serves as a sentimental finale to the franchise and a major motion picture credit for the talented young cast.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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liv p

This film is a cinematic masterpiece, the emotions run high between all characters and those watching it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Kenny Ortega
Producer: Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
Screenwriter: Peter Barsocchini
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Borden and Rosenbush Entertainment
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.6M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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