Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- playful
- whimsical
- comic
- family movie night
- children's fantasy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a charmless, chaotic, and weakly connected reworking of the original fantasy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fantasia characters accidentally enter the real world and become lost in ordinary locations.
Bastian struggles with his father’s remarriage and his new stepsister Nicole before gaining her support.
Slip takes the NeverEnding Story book and uses its power to reshape Fantasia according to destructive intentions.
Bastian’s conflict with the Nasties and their leader Slip links magical anarchy to bullying and high-school life.
Films like The NeverEnding Story III, and why
The NeverEnding Story
children’s fantasy adventure centered on a magical storybook world and a young hero confronting disruptive forces
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
family fantasy adventure involving a child entering or interacting with an imaginative magical realm
The Spiderwick Chronicles
youth-oriented fantasy adventure blending ordinary school life with escapist magic and comic peril
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter MacDonald
- Release Date
- 1994-10-26
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 4.5 / 10 (440)
Cast
- Jason James Richter
- Melody Kay
- Jack Black
- Ryan Bollman
- Freddie Jones
- Julie Cox
- William Hootkins
- Tony Robinson
- Thomas Petruo
- Moya Brady
Common questions
- What is The NeverEnding Story III about?
- A bullied boy must reclaim a powerful storybook from school troublemakers before their reckless wishes unravel Fantasia and his family life.
- What is The NeverEnding Story III like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The NeverEnding Story III as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The NeverEnding Story III violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The NeverEnding Story III.
- What did critics think of The NeverEnding Story III?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a charmless, chaotic, and weakly connected reworking of the original fantasy.
- Which films are like The NeverEnding Story III?
- Films with a similar feel include The NeverEnding Story, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
- How long is The NeverEnding Story III?
- The NeverEnding Story III runs 95 minutes.
