Scream 3

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Scream 3

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2000

1h 56m

Horror

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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In the final installment to this trilogy, a murder 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 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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Adrian Martin

The Age (Australia)

02/20/2025

2.5/5

A mainly by the numbers affair, enjoyable enough while it lasts, but instantly forgettable.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

02/20/2025

2/4

At 116 minutes, this third installment lumbers along like a serial killer in shackles.

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Gene Seymour

Newsday

02/20/2025

2.5/4

Scream 3 feels very much like the stretch run towards the finish line.

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

Oct 30

3/5

Scream 3 often feels like a spectre of slasher-movies past, but it features an engagingly prescient mystery about the dark side of Hollywood, and builds to an enjoyably tense climax in director Wes Craven's version of a haunted mansion.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Wes Craven seems to have lost the thread of what makes these movies so entertaining, merely hoping fans would appreciate getting another romp with beloved characters.

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Brett Gallman

Daily Grindhouse

Sep 3

B-

SCREAM 3’s flirtation with genuine subversion makes it one of the most interesting — and most frustrating — entries in the series. Considering the circumstances that influenced its production, it’s remarkable that it works at all.

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Garry A

@heavyg Jun 25

This film dragged in away the first two didn't. It had some good scenes just not enough. The last half hour was strong.

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Damien S.

@Damien197384 Jun 23

Good from start to finish

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August A

@augustinwunderland95 Jun 14

It's definitely a bad movie (especially when put up against Screams 1 and 2), but if you decide to just take it as it is, it's a great couple hours of laughing at incompetence - that of both the characters (except Sidney, of course) and the filmmakers.

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Kit T

@Kitz_Editz123 Jun 13

Not as good as the first two, but it was still great. I definitely recommend it.

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Justin G

@Rotten999 Jun 5

I am sorry but this movie was fucking sucks it wasn’t even that good. The plot was bad characters are mid and just it was making my brain hurt for some reason. Yes we got the strongest Ghostface in this movie but who gives fuck this movie is just pure bad, it’s like watching a scream movie with a character that was literally putting on a Ghostface costume who I thought was one of the killers only for her to die. LIKE HOW DOES THAT WORK. And I am confused why were there only one killer in this movie. But anyway stay scary y’all!🔪👻

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Brayden G.

@DeadShotVibe802 May 30

Better than the second one but the first one still remains the best one so far

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Synopsis

In the final installment to this trilogy, a murder 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 must face the demons of her past to stop the killer(s).

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena, Kevin Williamson
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson, Ehren Kruger
Production Co: E1 Entertainment, Dimension Films, Craven-Maddalena Films, Konrad Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Extreme Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $89.1M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)