Insidious: Chapter 3

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Insidious: Chapter 3

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

Jan 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

Jul 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

Jun 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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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Aug 21, 2026

While it is not top shelf horror, it does get legitimately frightening, the metaphor is strong, and any movie starring Shaye is worth the time and cost.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 20, 2025

6/10

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jun 9, 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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Wayne K

@WayneKelso 1 day ago

The 3rd film in the Insidious series is a prequel with little connection to the first film besides having some of the same characters in it. In other words, the franchise is already running low on ideas but the executives see dollar signs so this is what we get: A frustrating succession of cheap jump scares and ear-piercing musical stingers. My best guess is it was made because the character of Elise was proving far too popular to not be exploited, so she has a much more prominent role this time. There are some genuinely creepy moments when the horror is done subtly and, ahem, insidiously, but Leigh Whannell too often falls back on tired tropes and hackneyed tactics to scare the viewers. The profoundly annoying Specs and Tucker are back but thankfully their shtick is pared back this time round, hopefully due to audience feedback. If it didn’t have such a recognisable name attached to it there would be little fanfare, but it does, and it made money, so the Insidious train rolled on.

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Nolan M

@vyzee 2 days ago

Another solid entry in the Insidious universe.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 13, 2026

Insidious: Chapter 3 = a *2.5* star Movie

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Tyler M

@tyler99darien Aug 27, 2026

Out of the first three it’s the best the jump scares got me Mutiple times I just don’t like how there doing the star wars time line all over the place

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Audrey A

@AndreyAnne Aug 26, 2026

Lowk forgot what happened...

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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
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan
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
Runtime: 1h 37m

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