Rec 3: Genesis

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Rec 3: Genesis

R,

2012,

1h 19m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller/

Action

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Newlyweds (Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín) watch their wedding reception descend into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

Critics Consensus

[REC] 3 Genesis discards the handheld POV of its predecessors and loses the franchise's fresh perspective in the bargain, upping the gags and gore to the detriment of the chills that audiences crave.

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Perri Nemiroff

Shockya.com

Sep 8, 2012

2/5

Perhaps Paco Plaza's fictional virus finally got to him because the fact that he thinks he can do away with found footage and horror in the third installment is downright bizarre.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Sep 7, 2012

3.5/4

Plaza throws in more than enough ludicrous touches of his own to grab viewers by their arteries and never let go.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Sep 6, 2012

2/5

With slapstick smothering the scares, "[REC 3]" is further marred by a plot in which the muted Catholicism of its antecedents is turned up to full blast.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 30, 2025

4/5

This third film in the jolting Spanish zombie franchise is deftly directed by Paco Plaza.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 22, 2023

4/5

Lulls you into expecting a redundant experience in its opening minutes, only to entirely circumvent expectations while being as satisfying as its predecessors.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oct 3, 2022

1.5/4

It’s exceedingly gory, more so than its predecessors, and its lack of technical ingenuity and half-hearted use of the “found footage” device somehow makes it less interesting.

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Mar 24, 2019

preferia morrer do que olhar dnv pior filme de zumbi (as merda dos possuidos )do mundo era melhor ter visto o filme do pele

Han S

Nov 15, 2018

It does not follow the previous 2 because it is not in found footage

Luke S

Aug 25, 2018

3.5/5. Rec 3 is not a good Rec movie. It quickly ditches the found-footage elements and is more of a horror-comedy, but it's a decent zombie flick with some neat visuals and awesome gore.

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Theodore M

Jul 5, 2018

Adios a lo Interesante que Paco plaza Quiere mostrar con esta franquicia una Historia que jamas Logro llegar a la altura de sus antecesoras muestra una cinta mas de zombies estupida con tintes cómicos que lo unico que hacen es hundir hasta el fondo de esta cinta.

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Theodore P

Apr 22, 2018

How did people not like this movie?

Anakin W

Aug 29, 2015

After [REC] 1 and 2 will go down in horror history Genesis wont, First off it has little to do with the first two I suppose it's kind of a prequel, But it felt like a cheap spin off, It starts by using the found footage effect for about 25 minutes where very little happens then all of a sudden when we finally get to the main story it switches to normal filming mode that straight away feels wrong, It felt more like a Dawn Of The Dead film with some silly bits thrown in, The only thing that makes this film a [REC] movie is the title, It's not a terrible film just a terrible entry to one of the best horror franchises ever.

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Synopsis

Newlyweds (Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín) watch their wedding reception descend into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

Director: Paco Plaza
Producer: Julio Fernández, Jaume Balagueró
Screenwriter: Paco Plaza, Luiso Berdejo, David Gallart
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Filmax, Ono, Television Espanola
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.2K
Runtime: 1h 19m

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