Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
Burt Gummer returns to Perfection just as tourist schemes and rapidly evolving subterranean monsters threaten the Nevada town.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- witty
- propulsive
- monster movie marathon
- casual movie night
What critics said
Critics generally considered it adequate direct-to-video creature-feature entertainment, with Michael Gross's performance as the standout strength despite a perceived decline from the earlier sequels.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Graboids develop through Shrieker and later stages, repeatedly changing the nature of the desert threat.
Burt Gummer returns as Perfection's heavily armed, suspicious defender and drives the film's comic survivalist identity.
Crooked developers and Jack Sawyer's tourist ambitions put Perfection's local character and residents at risk.
Perfection and the surrounding Nevada desert become the battleground for the townspeople's encounters with giant underground worms.
Films like Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, and why
Tremors
Shares comic monster-movie thrills, small-town survival, eccentric defenders, and practical creature-feature energy.
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Combines playful science fiction horror, escalating creature mutations, and an ensemble protecting an isolated community.
Eight Legged Freaks
Offers lighthearted desert survival against evolving subterranean monsters with a strong comic-adventure tone.
Arachnophobia
Pairs a threatened rural community with campy humor and escalating attacks from oversized creatures.
Movie Details
- Director
- Brent Maddock
- Release Date
- 2001-10-02
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (746)
Cast
- Michael Gross
- Shawn Christian
- Susan Chuang
- Charlotte Stewart
- Ariana Richards
- Tony Genaro
- Barry Livingston
- John Pappas
- Robert Jayne
- Billy Rieck
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tremors 3: Back to Perfection about?
- Burt Gummer returns to Perfection just as tourist schemes and rapidly evolving subterranean monsters threaten the Nevada town.
- What is Tremors 3: Back to Perfection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tremors 3: Back to Perfection as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tremors 3: Back to Perfection violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection as mild.
- What did critics think of Tremors 3: Back to Perfection?
- Critics generally considered it adequate direct-to-video creature-feature entertainment, with Michael Gross's performance as the standout strength despite a perceived decline from the earlier sequels.
- Which films are like Tremors 3: Back to Perfection?
- Films with a similar feel include Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Eight Legged Freaks, and Arachnophobia.
- How long is Tremors 3: Back to Perfection?
- Tremors 3: Back to Perfection runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tremors 3: Back to Perfection?
- In United States, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
