Ace Ventura 3: Lost in Time (2025) is a wild, high-energy comeback for Jim Carrey’s eccentric pet detective, bringing back the slapstick chaos, animal antics, and over-the-top one-liners that made the first two films cult classics—this time with a time-bending twist.
The film opens with Ace living semi-retired on a tropical island, happily surrounded by rescued animals. His peace doesn’t last long when a rare and sacred tortoise—believed to be over 1,000 years old—is stolen from a remote wildlife sanctuary. The theft is linked to a mysterious artifact capable of opening portals to different points in history. Naturally, Ace can’t resist the case—especially when the artifact accidentally flings him (and a very confused capuchin monkey sidekick) through time.
Ace’s journey sends him ricocheting between eras, from the prehistoric age—where he tries (and hilariously fails) to “train” dinosaurs—to ancient Egypt, Victorian London, and even the 1980s. Each time jump brings new disguises, absurd misunderstandings, and unexpected animal friends (and enemies). The time-hopping chaos also introduces a worthy new nemesis: a ruthless exotic animal collector who is always one step ahead, snatching rare creatures from across history for his private menagerie.
Amid the slapstick insanity, Ace teams up with a brilliant but socially awkward historian who becomes his reluctant partner in restoring the timeline and returning the stolen animals to their rightful eras. Their dynamic is a blend of exasperation and genuine camaraderie, with Ace’s unpredictable methods somehow (and accidentally) solving problems the historian’s logic can’t.
The climax unfolds in a race across multiple timelines at once, with Ace juggling the rescue of the ancient tortoise, thwarting the villain’s plan, and preventing a paradox that could erase all animal life from existence. Naturally, the resolution is both absurdly funny and surprisingly heartfelt—reminding audiences that beneath the chaos, Ace’s true gift is his unwavering love for animals.
Ace Ventura 3: Lost in Time delivers exactly what fans expect: outrageous comedy, quotable lines, ridiculous disguises, and Jim Carrey in peak elastic-faced form. It’s a madcap adventure that proves no matter the century, no one finds your lost pet—or makes a bigger scene—quite like Ace Ventura.