Paranormal Activity 3

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  • Opened October 21, 2011 
  • 1 hr 21 min
  • R | Some violence, language, brief sexuality and drug use

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • In 1988 sisters Katie (Chloe Csengery) and Kristi (Jessica Tyler Brown) seem to be enjoying a normal, happy childhood at home. But when strange things start going bump in the night, their father, a wedding videographer, decides to use his cameras to discover the source, especially since Kristi appears to having conversations with an imaginary friend. While the cameras do indeed reveal a flurry of supernatural occurrences, the family is unprepared for the terror that awaits. Full synopsis

  • Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
  • Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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by Muvie Reviewer

I was never a fan of the film series. I find that the Paranormal Activity movies take way too long to scare the movie goer for a horror movie, but I went anyway with a fresh perspective cause my honey...

Oh No!
It was so scary that ....

by NYCFilmMaker11

I had my eyes closed the entire time because I feel asleep. It bored me to death.. LOL. I finally woke up and caught the last two minutes of the ending. When I looked around me most of the people...

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Extremely Disappointed...Just Another Hyped up Movie :(

by DaRookie2012

Sorry, I've seen better films like The Shining, The Exorcist, Amityville Horror and others. Those are classic movies with real scare tactics and suspense. Paranormal Activity does not cut it for...

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The bottom line, for me, is this: I don't scare easily at horror films, but I watched Paranormal Activity 3 in a state of high anxiety. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

Although not exactly breaking any new ground with its by now all too familiar found-footage format, Paranormal Activity 3 hews to the formula in expertly crafted fashion, mustering up the requisite scares and then some. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

The films are not works of genius. They are, however, wily reminders of the virtues of restraint when you're out for a scare. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Co-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman cut their teeth on 2010's glib social-media mystery "Catfish,'' and since they're clever boys, they make the most of the series' new toy. Otherwise, Paranormal Activity 3 is almost identical to, and just as eerily effective as, the first two films in its alternation of cheesy "boo!'' tactics and genuine scares. Read full review

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