Back to the Future Part III

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Back to the Future Part III

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Released May 25, 1990

1h 58m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

Western

Fantasy

Adventure

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In this final chapter, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) obtains a 70-year-old message from the time-traveling Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd), in which he informs Marty that he has retired to a small town in the Old West. Marty then finds out that the Doc was murdered shortly after sending the letter. In order to save his friend, Marty will have to travel back in time, disentangle a lovestruck Doc from a local schoolmarm, and repair the DeLorean -- all while avoiding a posse of gunslingers.

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Critics Consensus

Back to the Future Part III draws the trilogy to a satisfying close with a simpler, sweeter round of time-travel antics.

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Neil Jillett

The Age (Australia)

Inventive fun and energetic action are what count in this sort of film, and there is little of either in [Back to the Future Part III].

Dec 13, 2024

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

It satisfyingly ties up the various plot strands that were flapping in the breeze from the last installment.

Oct 21, 2015

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

The only true surprise of this movie is how lazy it is.

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Hannah Rose

CBR

Marty and Doc's intergenerational friendship flies in the face of the over-emphasized generation gap that dominated most conversations about older age groups and and the youth in the 80s.

Rated: 9/10

Apr 30, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The most conventional of the series.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 14, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Back to the Future Part III is a return to form for a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy and a fun time in the Old West.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 3, 2022

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David J

I think this might actually be my favourite of the trilogy. I'm a sucker for a happy ending and this film delivers in spades. The last 40 odd mins is absolutely spectacular but I thoroughly enjoy the whole film. I also really love the relationship between Doc and Clara. It seems odd, on paper, with Doc made to look a lot older than Christopher Lloyd's actual age and with him being the personification of "mad scientist" but their performances really sold it and they make a really endearing pair.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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Artur A

Amei MUITO esse filme. A trilogia toda é perfeita, porém, este filme decaiu em relação aos outros. O romance do Doc com a Clara foi INSUPORTÁVEEEEEL!!! No começo estava até interessante mas com o passar foi ficando entediante (principalmente a chata da Clara). Além disso, o final também foi meio zzzzzz. Não era para ter aparecido uma outra máquina no final, porque isso abre margem para pensar que as viagens no tempo continuarão acontecendo. É um detalhe besta que poderia ter ficado de fora. Mas enfim, no geral é um filme bom e a trilogia é MARAVILHOSA. Inclusive amei eles em 1885, deixou um filme original (em relação aos outros) e aí a saga não ficou repetitiva.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Back to the Future Part III is a good film, it continues with the same energy as the previous ones and manages to perfectly close the trilogy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Alex B

Original is still the best, but this is a much more successful film than Part II (which remains well worth watch, though - especially for the 1955 sequence). Part III rounds things off well and completes the story arc. The most family-friendly member of the trilogy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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tommy J

The Closing of an amazing trilogy. What better way to end a time travel trilogy than to be in the old west!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Mitch B

My favorite comedic western after Blazing Saddles. The time traveling is the icing on the cake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Robert Zemeckis

Director

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly

Christopher Lloyd

Dr. Emmett Brown

Mary Steenburgen

Clara Clayton

Tom Wilson

Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen

Lea Thompson

Maggie McFly

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Synopsis

In this final chapter, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) obtains a 70-year-old message from the time-traveling Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd), in which he informs Marty that he has retired to a small town in the Old West. Marty then finds out that the Doc was murdered shortly after sending the letter. In order to save his friend, Marty will have to travel back in time, disentangle a lovestruck Doc from a local schoolmarm, and repair the DeLorean -- all while avoiding a posse of gunslingers.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Neil Canton, Bob Gale
Screenwriter: Bob Gale
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2015
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
Aspect Ratio: 70mm, 35mm

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