Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

  • 73% of critics liked it
    (41 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (620,746 ratings)

The final installment in the Back to the Future trilogy picks up where the second film left off, but it casts off the dizzying time travel of the first two films for mostly routine comedy set in the Old West. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) receives a 70-year-old letter from his inventor friend, Doc… More

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PG,
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Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
May 25, 1990 Wide
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    The simplicity of plot, and the wide expansiveness of its use of space, are a refreshing change from the convoluted, visually cramped and cluttered second part.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    This is a good deal more likable than part two because the product plugs have been held back, and Zemeckis is clearly having fun alluding to his favorite westerns; there's also a certain sweetness and charm in the Lloyd-Steenburgen romance.

  • , Time Out

    Affectionate, innovative, and vaguely lunatic.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    Except for Mr. Lloyd, the film is so sweet-natured and bland that it is almost instantly forgettable.

  • Hal Hinson, Washington Post

    Divinely frivolous, nearly perfect fun.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tony G


    Entertaining and well put together but nothing special. Unlike the original entry, "Part III" doesn't warrant a repeat viewing. You watch it once, you're amused and there's no need to watch it again - or remember anything about it. It's not a bad film,… More

  • Graham J


    The final installment of the BTTF trilogy is ultimately a disappointment, but an extremely enjoyable one.

  • Raymond W


    This last film in the Back to the Future trilogy is the most unrealistic of the three, but the story is much better than Part 2. The whole point here is to have fun, not to be scientifically accurate or believable, so enjoy the crazy ride for what it is.

  • Cassie H


    In this final installment Marty must make sure that Doc does not get shot in the old wild west in the year 1885 & to make sure that Marty doesn't die as well. They succeed & Doc gets married to Clara Clayton & they have two kids named Jules & Verne after the… More

  • Jim C


    Better than second but still doesn't live up to the first. Cool, interesting, and a cool sendoff to the trilogy, and a great production for the movie, Wild West setting was cool, even though I probably would have picked like a cooler era in time.

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