SummarySonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
Directed By:Jeff Fowler
Written By:Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
50% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
36% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
14% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Dec 18, 2024
83
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 lets its animated heroes shine. There’s less “live” in this impressively blended live-action movie, which is not a detriment.
Dec 18, 2024
70
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is wired-up synthetic fun. It’s a trivial kiddie flick that moves at the speed of your mind playing video games.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
87% Positive
618 Ratings
618 Ratings
9% Mixed
67 Ratings
67 Ratings
4% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
May 10, 2026
10
Definitely the best of the sonic movies. Funniest scene was when sonic got called "dorkupine"
Dec 20, 2024
63
Once Carrey’s frenetic performances kick into gear, he gets to take this movie to incredibly strange places, ensuring that it will probably work for the adults in the audience as well as the little kids who dragged them there.
Dec 19, 2024
60
It’s hard to settle on what’s more bombastic: Carrey’s admittedly virtuoso double act, or the teeming computer graphics gadgetry of death and destruction spilling out of every corner of the screen.
Dec 18, 2024
60
Better jokes, better imagery, and two (!) inspired comic performances by Jim Carrey give this Sonic sequel an edge on its predecessors.
Dec 18, 2024
40
Slightly better than its predecessors, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 works hard to entertain — it has the odd bright moment — but overall lacks surprise, freshness or anything to set the heart racing. It’s a Saturday-morning cartoon writ long.
Jan 3, 2025
0
Even by the depressing standards set by the Mortal Kombat movies, Uncharted and the first two miserable Sonic the Hedgehog outings, this third Sonic is staggeringly poor.
May 6, 2026
10
The metascore is only 56 because it is an entertaining movie that doesn't give a lecture which upsets critics.
Aug 10, 2025
6
Entertaining but predictable sequel, it's a great entry for Sonic fans. Feels a bit stale though in its third entry, and for sure, I am not the target market for this flick.
Mar 10, 2025
6
Liked it a lot less than the other Sonic films, Jim Carrey was the only highlight of this film, double the fun !!! Shadow could have been made better, Knuckles was a more funny film/show, I know Shadow is the dark sad one, but it didn't make for an interesting character. I feel like a lot of scenes or things were missing that were showcased a lot in the other films like the home dynamic with Donut Lord.
Dec 31, 2024
1
The small handful of references and jokes Definity can't save this film. I guess this review contains spoilers, if you've never seen a trailer for the movie. The moment there's a second James Carrey on the screen the movie takes a turn for the worse. The entire thing becomes the James Carrey show, making it to where scene after scene is just him acting like a buffoon with no one else on screen. There's no lesson, or true story. Sonic saves Shadow, Eggman saves the world, and they try to fake it out as if every dies again. Knuckles was genuinely fun to watch and saves the entire group twice without any special McGuffins. Probably the only redeeming quality of this slop. It's sad, I actually thought the other two were fine movies.
Production Company:
- Paramount Pictures
- Sega Sammy Group
- Original Film
- Marza Animation Planet
- Blur Studio
Release Date:Dec 20, 2024
Duration:1 h 50 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:New adventure. New rival.
Awards
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Golden Joystick Awards
• 1 Nomination




























