It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

They do something worse than kill. They multiply.

Directed by Larry Cohen

Produced by Larco Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

198794 min5.3 / 10

A B-movie creature feature that wraps exploitation-horror around a social critique of institutional cruelty and media sensationalism.

The mutant babies have been placed by court order on a deserted island. Appalled by the cynicism and exploitation by the legal system and the media, the man responsible leads an expedition to the island to free them.

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  • Is It's Alive III: Island of the Alive easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is It's Alive III: Island of the Alive scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is It's Alive III: Island of the Alive violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does It's Alive III: Island of the Alive end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is It's Alive III: Island of the Alive sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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