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Insidious: Chapter 3

PG-13

Released Jun 5, 2015

1 hr. 37 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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56%

128 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elise's tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human souls.

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Critics Consensus

Insidious: Chapter 3 isn't as terrifying as the original, although it boasts surprising thematic depth and is enlivened by another fine performance from Lin Shaye.

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Colleen E

I really enjoyed this movie! The first time around people got confused I heard before I went and seen it, I admit I did too! Being it didn't match with numbers 1 & 2 insidious movies! But it is to a point, due to the ghost busters team! But I really enjoy #3. I hope others enjoyed it too! I still rewatch it to this day!:-) I've watched all of the insidious movies, I of course enjoy and like them all. #2 I feel is one of the other good ones too! I think they all have their sense and feelings of spooks and them creepy that you yourself wouldn't want to go through it! Or would you;-D I hope some more are made and made spookier as they move along! But I do wonder if there'll be anymore insidious movies!?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Guy P

Not as scary as the original, tries to expand the world beyond the original family and tell Elise's story but poor acting on the main character's part makes this feel more like a B horror movie than a AAA title.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Cayden P

Personally, didn't enjoy it. Makes me worry for the series. 2.5/5

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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C C

This movie takes everything established by the first two insidious movies and rewrites the rules to fit the script. The "scares" are not scary, and the emotional parts fall completely flat. Absolute waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/23

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matthias s

"Insidious: Chapter 3" is a delightful addition to the chilling franchise that has kept audiences on the edge of their seats for years. While it may not reach the same terrifying heights as the first one, this third installment manages to deliver a decent threequel that will still make you jump out of your seat.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Gorptholemew T

🍀 4.0/10 Much more scarier than 2 and just I bit better but not by much there is more emotion that won't make you cry but still a nice more personal feel all though it's much more shallow for original ideas to add in the series like the second one did I guess the argument could be made that this is a prequel and it's the origin still a meh chapter for the series. Grade C

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Leigh Whannell

Director

Dermot Mulroney

Sean Brenner

Stefanie Scott

Quinn Brenner

Angus Sampson

Tucker

Leigh Whannell

Specs

Lin Shaye

Elise Rainier

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - The Knock Knock Scare

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - Elise Fights Demons

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - Creepy Crawling Ghost Girl

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - The Black Footprints Scare

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - Hit by a Car

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - The Bedroom Scare

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - Killing the Man Who Can't Breathe

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - The Man Who Can't Breathe Attacks

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - The Bride in Black Strangles Elise

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Insidious: Chapter 3: Official Clip - Possessed Quinn Attacks

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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

As middling, somewhat serviceable horror fare, it delivers its own share of jump scares, but whatever visceral effect it might have had wears off the instant the credits begin to roll.

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Paul Byrnes

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Whannell does a creditable job with the film. He's not as bold as Wan about mounting a sequence, but he's no slouch about the psychology of screen horror.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 16, 2015

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The quiet stretches actually serve their purpose here, creating a sense of intimacy with the characters as opposed to simply marking time between the shocks.

Jun 11, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Much like the Saw or Paranormal Activity franchises, the stories have run out but the filmmakers cannot resist making another sequel.

Rated: 2/4

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Emma Wolfe

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The tension building was amazing.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 1, 2021

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Brent McKnight

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Completely middle of the road in every conceivable way.

Rated: C-

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Synopsis

When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elise's tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human souls.

Director: Leigh Whannell
Executive Producer: Steven Schneider, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, Peter Schlessel, Lia Buman, Xavier Marchand
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Blumhouse, Oren Peli
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Frightening Images|Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.2M

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