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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Jackson M

@Jackson150 4d

I loved scream 1,2,4,5,6 and I will probably like number seven coming out, but this one sucks

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BRENDEN J

@Moviefan109 Feb 8

Well for Scream 3 was not all that great the plot and the story was all over the place to where it was just a big mess also for the characters were not all that great just like they were in the first and second film there acting in this movie was very poorly done and they made Ghostface not scary anymore just a straight up goofball. But yeah, Wes Craven did try for Scream 3 but somehow it did not land for me.

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Carson C

@Weetziebat3 Feb 6

I despise Scott Foley. Seeing him in a horror movie was great. Unexpected Patrick Dempsey! Another horrible haircut for Gale Weathers.

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Mansour A

@Mansour471 Jan 28

This movie was great don’t know why people hating on it

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Zane M.

Jan 21

Scream 3 is a great end to a trilogy. This is because as a good trilogy it reveals something that we never knew about. I like the story and the Hollywood setting. This is the strongest our main 3 cast have been together up until now. I really like Mark Kincaid (sadly he will not be returning in Scream 7), This is my favorite Ghostface motive of the franchise. It is also my favorite reveal just the way Ghostface removes the mask mid sentence and you hear the actual killer’s voice. The Ghostface in this one is my favorite Ghostface of the franchise. I really like how we see Sidney’s trama because of the first two movies and that she is just tired of Ghostface at this point. Finally the way the Dewey, Sidney, and Gale fight and work together to catch Ghostface is wonderful.

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Jan 14

This is the only Scream film I’m mostly negative on, to no one’s surprise. With that said, I certainly don’t hate it. It’s still very entertaining, has some great moments, and the meta concept for this sequel is actually pretty smart. But, it’s also a significant drop off compared to its predecessors. The writing is considerably lazier with the “threequel rules” schtick, and the plot twist I don’t think really works when you think about it.

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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)

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