Insidious: Chapter 3

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PG-13

2015

1h 37m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Lenika Cruz

The Atlantic

01/21/2016

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

Sydney Morning Herald

07/16/2015

3/5

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.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

06/11/2015

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.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 20

6/10

Prequels represent terrible filmmaking. Sequels create drama and suspense; prequels deliver trivia.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/09/2022

2/4

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

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

06/01/2021

7/10

The tension building was amazing.

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Madam D

@Madam1948 Oct 31

Difficult to judge individual films within a franchise when they are all pretty good. While not as scary as the two earlier versions, this one is still hard to ignore.

Jo P

@JoParkerBear Oct 24

Possibly the worst horror movie I have ever seen, though I might be forgetting one or two, to be fair.

Alexander S

Oct 20

While Insidious: Chapter 3 maintains its frightening elements, the plot veers off in a less captivating direction, resulting in a mediocre film. Grading: C

Tommy D

@Thomas005 Oct 18

Terrible movie and terrible acting

Abby S

Oct 11

Some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen. Very dry and not that enticing.

Ry N

@RyGuy Oct 9

In this prequel, Elise helps Quinn after she attempts to contact her late mother in The Further but attracts a breathless old man instead. This feels more like a new story as Elise forms her trio than it does a third chapter, however, it was still fun watching her beat up on helpless malevolent spirits in The Further.

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Lin Shaye

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