Scream 3

R

Released Feb 4, 2000

1 hr. 56 min.

Horror

Comedy

List

41%

125 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

250,000+ Ratings

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In the final installment to this trilogy, a murdering spree begins to happen again; this time targeted toward the original Woodsboro survivors and those associated with the movie-inside a-movie, Stab 3. Sydney (Neve Campbell) must face the demons of her past to stop the killer(s).

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Critics Consensus

Despite some surprising twists, Scream 3 sees the franchise falling back on the same old horror formulas and cliches it once hacked and slashed with postmodern abandon.

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Lucas S

O filme não é bom, mais o assassino aqui é insano.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Gianvito A

I think that 90% of the Scream fanbase thinks that this is the worst movie of the franchise but i disagree, i liked it and the killer is my favorite of the franchise

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Josh G

A fun premise and worthy follow up the original, The twists and plot brings something fresh to horror genre and despite scheduling issues the lack of Neve Campbell works well for me bring new faces to the franchise and bloodier kills, It's smart clever and well done.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Chloe A

Unfortunately, this movie is greatly underrated, and all for the wrong reasons. Although it brings nothing bizarre or greatly new to the franchise, it completes Sidney's story on a rather solid level and shouldn't be downgraded because it stuck to what made the first two movies so great. Actually, this movie should be applauded for sticking to what audiences from the previous two movies liked. They actually built upon that and added more depth to Sidney's character, reinforced by Neve's remarkable performance. It's a great finish to the trilogy, and it definitely shouldn't be disregarded, except for Courtney Cox's bangs... Those were a mess... Otherwise, it's well thought out and has its intense moments, really building up as you get further into the story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Samuel S

It's worth a watch if you've seen the first 2. Definitely the weakest of the trilogy by a long shot. It was kind of boring for the first 2/3's, lacking the tension and intrigue the first 2 had. The final act saved the movie for me, it was a bit more fun and interesting. It is not scary at all, with way too many cheap jump scares that seem like they were suppose to be comedic rather then scary. It's also not very funny. It's ok. Maybe I'll do a deeper dive why it didn't work like the first 2. It's not bad, just kind of eh. Cinematography was fantastic though. Gorgeous looking film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Me D

A weak addition to the franchise.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Wes Craven

Director

David Arquette

Dwight "Dewey" Riley

Neve Campbell

Sidney Prescott

Courteney Cox

Gale Weathers

Patrick Dempsey

Detective Mark Kincaid

Scott Foley

Roman Bridger

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Sezín Koehler

Bitch Media

Actually a scathing indictment of how women are treated behind-the-scenes in Hollywood.

Mar 5, 2021

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

The series is already so dense with internal references and exposition that it's on the verge of becoming more of a trivia game than a movie series. Still, for the initiated, the third time's a charm. For everyone else, it's just a scream.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 26, 2019

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

[The cast] is good. And so are director Wes Craven's inventive stagings of these set-tos. Not so good is the absence of hip cross-references to the classic horror tropes.

Jun 25, 2019

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Stephanie Archer

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Entertaining and an easy watch, Scream 3 promises to be more than expected.

Dec 17, 2021

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

An underrated, post-modern deconstruction.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2021

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Trace Thurman

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Parker Posey (and a fitting "end" for Sidney Prescott) saves this film.

Rated: 3/5

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Synopsis

In the final installment to this trilogy, a murdering spree begins to happen again; this time targeted toward the original Woodsboro survivors and those associated with the movie-inside a-movie, Stab 3. Sydney (Neve Campbell) must face the demons of her past to stop the killer(s).

Director: Wes Craven
Executive Producer: Stuart M. Besser, Cary Granat, Andrew Rona, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson, Ehren Kruger
Production Co: E1 Entertainment, Dimension Films, Craven-Maddalena Films, Konrad Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Extreme Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.1M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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