Insidious: Chapter 3

"This is how you die."

2015 1h 37m EN

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Synopsis

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A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.

“This is how you die.”

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Cast

Stefanie Scott
Quinn Brenner
Lin Shaye
Elise Rainier
Dermot Mulroney
Sean Brenner
Leigh Whannell
Specs
Angus Sampson
Tucker
Steve Coulter
Carl
Hayley Kiyoko
Maggie
Tom Gallop
Dr. Henderson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leigh Whannell
Writers: Leigh Whannell
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $120M — a 12.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Insidious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leigh Whannell, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Bishara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Timothy Alverson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stefanie Scott and Lin Shaye and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leigh Whannell directs. Brian Pearson behind the camera. Joseph Bishara scores. Timothy Alverson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $120M — a 12.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 11 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Part of the "Insidious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Leigh Whannell, shot by Brian Pearson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joseph Bishara. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Timothy Alverson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stefanie Scott and Lin Shaye and Dermot Mulroney carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "This is how you die.".
10IMDB entry: tt3195644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "supernatural", "medium", "halloween", "sequel".
12Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Brian Pearson
Original score: Joseph Bishara
Editing: Timothy Alverson
Production design: Jennifer Spence
Costume design: Ariyela Wald-Cohain
Makeup / hair: Dave Snyder
VFX supervisor: James David Hattin
Sound: Martyn Zub
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $120,453,155
Return: 1205% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Part of

Insidious Collection

A series of American horror films where the plots are depicted as case files of demonologists. The first two films center on a couple who, after their son mysteriously enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral plane, are continuously haunted by demons of a hellish realm known as the Further until they take from the family what they want most: life. The third film, a prequel, focuses on the same psychic that helped the family this time come to the aid of a young girl who calls out to the dead, and the fourth follows her when her own family becomes haunted. All plots are depicted as case files of demonologists.

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Gimly2017-02-06
★ 4/10
Certainly the lowest, dumbest point of the franchise thus far, but not so bad that I won't be willing to watch the 4th entry touted for a 2017 release. Also does that super annoying thing where it is 100% a prequel, but still called "Chapter X". Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 1/10
Another PG13 horror movie. That rating is like shouting "Don't worry, we aren't going to scare you!!!! Bring your family, bring the kids, we are as bland as tofu." And it is. Like all the others they are going for one or two fast jumps and...that's it. Pointless without the Horror/Comedy label, but Hollywood is afraid to attach humor to anything frightening under the belief the Millennials won't "get it." So you have, well, you have a film that is going out of its way to not be scary to keep the rating family friendly... And for some reason I watched it.