Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- disturbing
- ominous
- late night horror viewing
- anthology movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard this as an effective and culturally varied Asian horror anthology, with its strongest appeal lying in the diversity of its three segments.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film consists of three short horror segments directed by Kim Ji-Woon, Nonzee Nimibutr, and Peter Ho-Sun Chan.
The stories involve cursed puppets, mysterious herbal medications, and disturbing supernatural hindrances across Korea, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
A missing wife, a family home, and neighbors connected to mysterious medicine place intimate social spaces at the center of the horror.
The Korean, Thai, and Hong Kong episodes offer distinct directorial treatments of futuristic disorientation, cursed performance objects, and neighborhood mystery.
Films like Three, and why
Three... Extremes
asian horror anthology structure combining distinct supernatural stories and unsettling atmosphere
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
international horror anthology with culturally specific supernatural tales and varied directorial styles
Kwaidan
interwoven asian horror narratives centered on ghosts, curses, and unresolved mystery
Movie Details
- Directors
- Nonzee Nimibutr, Peter Chan, Kim Jee-woon
- Release Date
- 2002-07-09
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (83)
Cast
- Kim Hye-soo
- Jung Bo-seok
- Suwinit Panjamawat
- Leon Lai Ming
- Eric Tsang
- John Shum Kin-Fun
- Eugenia Yuan
- Ting-Fung Li
- Moon Jeong-hee
- Choi Jung-woo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Three about?
- Three is a pan-Asian horror anthology where vanished loved ones, cursed puppets, and mysterious medicine turn familiar places into unstable nightmares.
- What is Three like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Three as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Three violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Three as mild.
- What did critics think of Three?
- Critics broadly regard this as an effective and culturally varied Asian horror anthology, with its strongest appeal lying in the diversity of its three segments.
- Which films are like Three?
- Films with a similar feel include Three... Extremes, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, and Kwaidan.
- How long is Three?
- Three runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch Three?
- In United States, Three streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, ARROW.
