Paranormal Activity 3

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Paranormal Activity 3

R,

2011,

1h 21m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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68%

124 Reviews

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50,000+ Ratings

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A videographer becomes obsessed with finding the source of disturbing late-night noises in his home and discovers its terrifying origin.

Critics Consensus

While the jolts and thrills are undeniably subject to the diminishing returns that plague most horror sequels, Paranormal Activity 3 is a surprisingly spine-tingling treat.

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Dylan Scott

Vox

Oct 19, 2018

Fresh feeling and a gloriously gonzo finale.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jan 27, 2012

2.5/4

It's another low-budget, high-concept excursions into shock horror filmmaking that once again uses the audience's imagination against them to produce a wild flurry of shrieks and scares.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Oct 24, 2011

3.5/5

PA3 not only delivers quality jolts in spades, it turns out to be much scarier than The Blair Witch Project.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

10/10

Producers, take note. For the low cost of some fishing line, you can scare me way more than if you pay a huge crew of computer animators to design a monster that runs around and skins people.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 9, 2025

3/5

A step down from the original but a step up from its predecessor, this is less of a success due to era-appropriate gags and more the ambitious reveals in the final act.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 7, 2023

1.5/4

The characters here are little more than victims predestined to their fate, since we’ve already witnessed what happened to Katie and Kristi. Ostensibly, we’re watching a supernatural snuff film.

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Abraham S

Apr 20, 2019

'Paranormal Activity 3' was much scarier than the last two. I'm not afraid to say that this one had me scared.

Mar 2, 2019

terrible movie only reason giving it a one and a half star review is because of the end that had a few jump scares

Hermione R

Jan 25, 2019

This was a improvement from P.A. 2 & gives us a inside look what changed the lives of both Katie & Kristy.

Hagrid S

Dec 18, 2018

Absolutely fear tingling Paranormal Activity 3 keeps the franchise going!

Poe W

Nov 12, 2017

Some good and surprising moments, but this so far is one Paranormal Activity in the series that seemed to leave me with more questions then answers. The whole thing of how it all begun is enough of an interest catcher, but nothing too special with the plot compared to the previous films.

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Abraham R

Mar 25, 2017

A scary and solid entry into the franchise

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Henry Joost

Director

Ariel Schulman

Director

Katie Featherston

Katie

Sprague Grayden

Kristi Rey

Lauren Bittner

Julie

Christopher Nicholas Smith

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Synopsis

A videographer becomes obsessed with finding the source of disturbing late-night noises in his home and discovers its terrifying origin.

Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse, Room 101 Inc., Solana Films
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brief Sexuality|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.0M
Runtime: 1h 21m

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