What is Paranormal Activity 3 about?
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Sisters befriend an invisible entity in 1988, creating a slow-burn of chilling, atmospheric tension.
Suspenseful and tense. A late-night trip that takes its time. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+, Peacock and Starz.
Paranormal Activity 3 parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: real scares and lots of jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Lots
- Jump scares are a main device.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Paranormal Activity 3 scary?
- Yes, properly. Paranormal Activity 3 is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Paranormal Activity 3?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Paranormal Activity 3 rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with real scares, lots of jump scares and some strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed byHenry Joost, Ariel Schulman
StarringKatie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Lauren Bittner, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown
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Paranormal Activity 3 is on our Ghosts and hauntings, Found footage, Horror on Paramount+, Mystery on Paramount+ and Horror on Peacock lists.
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