
Psycho III
Taste attributes: horrorthrillermysterydetectiveunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Norman Bates is back to normal. But Mother's off her rocker again!"
Boxlist takeHeavy and morally murky: an otherworldly horror film, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.5 /10
TMDB · 242 votes
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Norman Bates is still running his little motel, and he has kept the dressed skeleton he calls 'mother'. One day a nosey journalist comes to see him to ask questions about his past.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Anthony Perkins
Cast
- Anthony Perkins
- Diana Scarwid
- Jeff Fahey
- Roberta Maxwell
- Hugh Gillin
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











