Psycho III

R

1986

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

59%

Tomatometer

34 Reviews

34%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

Former mental patient Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is once again operating his infamous motel. Assisted by the shifty Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey), Norman keeps up the semblance of being sane and ordinary, but he still holds on to some macabre habits. Eventually, Norman becomes interested in Maureen Coyle (Diana Scarwid), a troubled tenant who's been staying on a long-term basis and reminds him of someone from his past. As Norman and Maureen begin a relationship, can he keep his demons in check?

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Critics Consensus

While it can't come close to the original's elemental horror, Psycho III makes a persuasive -- and blackly funny -- case for itself as a sequel.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

this knowing sequel, unable to free itself of its established serial tropes, is inevitably a tragic romance.

Sep 15, 2023

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It fails any sequel's acid test: It feeds off the original without deepening it.

Jun 29, 2021

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Francie Noyes

Arizona Republic

It is still fun to watch Perkins slowly reveal Norman's overwhelming compulsions and he remains the central reason for seeing the film.

Jun 29, 2021

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Spends a lot of time trying to undo its predecessor’s problems. Albeit to a considerably less committed degree, it does as good a job as it can to go somewhere deeper while meeting the ante of lurid thrills.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 13, 2023

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

A weird, tetchy object.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 12, 2022

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

Psycho III succeeds not so much through its script as its attitude.

Jul 6, 2021

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Jules N

Une suite qui fait le taf sans être trop originale et intéressante non plus.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Rogue 5

There's only so many times you can make the same movie and have it not be boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/22

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Audience Member

E ainda tem o IV, mas eu sou contra a mar e adoro essas continuidades infinitas, como se fossem loops eternos que levam nada a lugar nenhuma, mas é sempre adorável presenciar os devaneios e perturbações do pobre Norman Bates, e aquela qualidade técnica duvidosa que amamos nos trash da vida...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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jonathan m

I found psycho 3 better than number 2, the Jessica Fletcher style news reporter is amazing with her snooping although she is more like A cagney and Lacey character, it just works so much a TV show where she solved crimes would have been great, maybe called Jigsaw . Sadly Hollywood is a big place and it's full of actresses and it's hard to become a big star such a shame she never done an awful lot

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Liam D

This is the weirdest sequel In the Psycho franchise but hey it's still watchable

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/21

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jordan m

They really made back-to-back excellent decisions by making both of the wide-release sequels be more plot-heavy than most other slasher movies. They knew they weren't going to make as stylish a movie as the first one and instead focused on a different key strength, which is that the original novel and the premise in general was rich with opportunities as they kept things relatively ambiguous in the first one and left room for finer details to be ironed out like they did here. I don't necessarily agree with making Norman's origin story as convoluted as they did, but I did fully agree with them increasing the violence in this one because it helps set this one apart from the others in the trilogy. It's unfortunate Perkins never really directed again after this, he did a good job, and Scarwid was excellent too.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Diana Scarwid

Maureen

Jeff Fahey

Duane

Roberta Maxwell

Tracy

Hugh Gillin

Sheriff John Hunt

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Synopsis

Former mental patient Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is once again operating his infamous motel. Assisted by the shifty Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey), Norman keeps up the semblance of being sane and ordinary, but he still holds on to some macabre habits. Eventually, Norman becomes interested in Maureen Coyle (Diana Scarwid), a troubled tenant who's been staying on a long-term basis and reminds him of someone from his past. As Norman and Maureen begin a relationship, can he keep his demons in check?

Director: Anthony Perkins
Producer: Hilton A. Green
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.7M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround

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