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Back to the Future Part III

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Back to the Future Part III (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 25  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Synopsis: In this third and final entry in the "Back to the Future" series, loopy "Doc" Brown, the creator of the time-traveling DeLorean, goes back to 1885 -- the heyday of the Old West, and his favorite era -- where he falls in love with a beautiful school teacher. Marty must rescue the good doctor,... In this third and final entry in the "Back to the Future" series, loopy "Doc" Brown, the creator of the time-traveling DeLorean, goes back to 1885 -- the heyday of the Old West, and his favorite era -- where he falls in love with a beautiful school teacher. Marty must rescue the good doctor, however, when he learns that the treacherous Mad Dog Tannen, leader of the rascally Tannen gang, is gunning for Doc -- and the yellow-bellied coward won't hesitate to shoot him in the back. Because of his newfound romance, however, Brown doesn't want to leave. Can Marty find a way to bring Doc's love back to the future without destroying the pattern of time? [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue

Director: Robert Zemeckis

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Release:

Aug 11, 1990

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4/5

A fitting end to one of the most enjoyable fantasy series of the 1980s.

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4/5

A clever and enjoyable wrapping-up of the time-travelling adventures.

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05/05/08
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Affectionate, innovative, and vaguely lunatic.

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01/26/06
Time Out
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04/24/04
Rich Cline
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4/5

Not as tremendous as the first movie but it is thrilling, funny and very exciting.

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William Gallagher
BBC
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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.

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3/4

Fttingly the one installment in the trilogy that most resembles an old-fashioned movie, from its lovingly evoked western setting to its charmingly sentimental mood.

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02/26/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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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.

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02/26/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A triumphant combination of comedy, science fiction, romance and the Western.

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09/23/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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3.5/5

Overall this is a good time, but the steampunk adventure doesn't thrill us quite as much as the original.

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09/16/06
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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10/10/05
Cole Smithey
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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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Greg Maki
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11/23/04
Emanuel Levy
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5/5

Solid end to super fun trilogy; Fox & Lloyd still great

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10/23/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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11/06/03
Andy Klein
New Times
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10/31/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Except for Mr. Lloyd, the film is so sweet-natured and bland that it is almost instantly forgettable.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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04/30/03
Matt Brunson
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04/04/03
Matt Bailey
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