Spy Kids 3: Game Over

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Spy Kids 3: Game Over

PG

Released Jul 23, 2003

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Comedy

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Pint-sized kid spy Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) faces his biggest challenge yet when he confronts the Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone), a ruthless villain sentenced to virtual prison by the Organization of Super Spies. The Toymaker has captured Juni's sister, OSS agent Carmen (Alexa Vega), and is holding her inside a virtual reality environment called "Game Over." Now Juni must use his cunning to advance to the nearly impossible "Level Five" in order to rescue his sister.

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Critics Consensus

The movie will be found wanting if one is not taken in by the 3-D visuals.

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Philip Kerr

New Statesman

The 3D stuff works really well.

Jul 29, 2015

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Kids will love it, but adults may find it flat.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This featured particularly unsightly 3-D effects at the multiplex, so it’s a minor mercy to catch it in 2-D at home.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 21, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Strewn with adolescent puns and nerdish video-game humor, and the best 3D effects ever hurled at an audience (still fun even in tradition 2D), you hardly even notice that all pretense at story has been tossed off the screen with everything else.

Aug 19, 2023

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

There's a lot of hand-to-hand action, just like a video game, that gets harder as you move up a level. Also, like a video game, there is no story. You have no idea who is fighting whom. Or why.

Rated: D+

Jan 5, 2018

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Audience Member

Just as good as the previous ones, a very good movie, quite entertaining and enjoyable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Emma F

The film’s 3-D was a blast, but the plot was a bit of a snooze fest.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Audience Member

Why…just…why does this need to exist.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Isaiah D

POGO FROGS. I REALLY REALLY LIKE POGO FROGS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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matthias s

"Spy Kids 3" is a rollercoaster of nostalgia that brings back childhood memories. The film's plot is thin, but it’s packed with non-stop action that keeps you entertained. Watching it again, the excessive use of green screens and dated CGI are hard to ignore, often pulling you out of the experience. However, the movie’s charm lies in its relentless energy and imaginative world. As a kid, I was captivated by the idea of entering a video game, and that sense of adventure still holds a special place in my heart. Without the nostalgia, the flaws would be more glaring, but for what it is—a fun, over-the-top ride—it still delivers on entertainment. While it’s far from a cinematic masterpiece, "Spy Kids 3" is a time capsule of early 2000s filmmaking, filled with enough heart and creativity to keep you watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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DOMONIQUE S

ALRIGHT, LOOK. I KNOW "SPY KIDS 3-D : GAME OVER'S A GREAT MOVIE, BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S LAME.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Robert Rodriguez

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Antonio Banderas

Gregorio Cortez

Carla Gugino

Ingrid Cortez

Alexa PenaVega

Carmen Cortez

Daryl Sabara

Juni Cortez

Ricardo Montalban

Grandpa Cortez

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Synopsis

Pint-sized kid spy Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) faces his biggest challenge yet when he confronts the Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone), a ruthless villain sentenced to virtual prison by the Organization of Super Spies. The Toymaker has captured Juni's sister, OSS agent Carmen (Alexa Vega), and is holding her inside a virtual reality environment called "Game Over." Now Juni must use his cunning to advance to the nearly impossible "Level Five" in order to rescue his sister.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez
Production Co: Dimension Films, Los Hooligans Productions, Troublemaker Studios
Rating: PG (Peril|Action Sequences)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $111.8M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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