Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Released Dec 20, 2024

1h 49m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

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Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

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Critics Consensus

With a double helping of Jim Carrey's antics and a quicksilver pace befitting its hero, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the best entry in this amiable series yet.

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Audience Says

Adults beware: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has enough charisma, laughs and thrills to get you -- err, the kids -- excited for the next installment that will hopefully arrive at Sonic speed.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It is more of the same with the emphasis on more and same... but dialed up.

Jan 13, 2025

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Yet even by the depressing standards set by the Mortal Kombat movies, Uncharted and the first two miserable Sonic the Hedgehog outings, this third Sonic is staggeringly poor.

Rated: 0/5

Jan 2, 2025

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It turns out that you can, in fact, have too much of a good thing. Two Jim Carreys, each of them turning every individual line of dialogue into an extravagant pantomime of gurning and grandstanding, is categorically one too many.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 31, 2024

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Between tackling messages about family, grief and healing, and the difficulty of doing the right thing, "Sonic 3" also manages to be a really fun time.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 14, 2025

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Carrey is a law unto himself. It's a smidge too long. But the quips are more hit than miss and it all, somehow, works.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2025

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

The third time's the charm as far as the Sonic franchise goes, although its anthropomorphic characters still pale in comparison to the secret comedic weapon that is Jim Carrey.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 21, 2025

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Brian

Keanu does a good job voicing Shadow

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Jacky G

I love this movie. It’s funny and goofy a lot of the time. However it is fun. Knuckles was poorly handled and the chaos emeralds are used kinda weakly in the script. Despite that, the movie is fun and has a lot of heart and care with its characters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Acs

It's a very fun movie with cool special effects

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Justin

Pure comedy and a lot of action!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Eric

This was a pretty good movie. We liked it and it still holds up

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Rachael

I love the character knuckles, he is so funny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Synopsis

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Director: Jeff Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno
Screenwriter: Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Sega Sammy Group, Original Film, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet
Rating: PG (Mild Language|Action|Rude Humor|Some Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $236.1M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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