Trancers 3: Deth Lives
A hardboiled time-traveling cop races through the past to erase a dangerous program before it unleashes future chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- pulp
- kinetic
- paranoid
- cult movie night
- retro sci fi marathon
What critics said
Critics generally considered the sequel an above-average low-budget genre entry, praising Tim Thomerson, its writing, direction, and effects while noting confusion and uneven interest.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack Deth is sent into the past to destroy the Trancer program before it produces future chaos and war.
Critics specifically praised the film's impressive special effects despite its low budget.
TV Guide noted that most minor female characters die violent deaths, creating a misogynistic undertone.
Jack Deth is a time-traveling police officer whose mission unfolds through gunfights and genre-driven pursuit.
Films like Trancers 3: Deth Lives, and why
Trancers
shared low-budget time-travel action, police protagonist, and pulpy science fiction thriller tone
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
shared retro-futurist time-travel premise, gunplay, and cult science fiction sensibility
The Terminator
shared time-traveling law enforcement, paranoid conspiracy, and action-thriller structure
The Philadelphia Experiment
shared low-budget science fiction action, temporal disruption, and grim dystopian stakes
Movie Details
- Director
- C. Courtney Joyner
- Release Date
- 1992-10-14
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (70)
Cast
- Tim Thomerson
- Melanie Smith
- Andrew Robinson
- Tony Pierce
- Dawn Ann Billings
- Ed Beechner
- Helen Hunt
- Megan Ward
- Stephen Macht
- Telma Hopkins
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Trancers 3: Deth Lives about?
- A hardboiled time-traveling cop races through the past to erase a dangerous program before it unleashes future chaos.
- What is Trancers 3: Deth Lives like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Trancers 3: Deth Lives as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Trancers 3: Deth Lives violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Trancers 3: Deth Lives as brutal.
- What did critics think of Trancers 3: Deth Lives?
- Critics generally considered the sequel an above-average low-budget genre entry, praising Tim Thomerson, its writing, direction, and effects while noting confusion and uneven interest.
- Which films are like Trancers 3: Deth Lives?
- Films with a similar feel include Trancers, Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth, The Terminator, and The Philadelphia Experiment.
- How long is Trancers 3: Deth Lives?
- Trancers 3: Deth Lives runs 74 minutes.
- Where can I watch Trancers 3: Deth Lives?
- In United States, Trancers 3: Deth Lives streams on Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
