Triple Threat

"Like Expendables without retirees!"

2019 1h 36m EN

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6.4

MID

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67%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 668🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 13,409

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A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.

“Like Expendables without retirees!”

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Cast

Tony Jaa
Payu
Tiger Chen Hu
Long Fei
Iko Uwais
Jaka
Scott Adkins
Collins
Michael Jai White
Devereaux
Michael Bisping
Joey
Celina Jade
Xian
JeeJa Yanin
Mook

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Writers: Joey O'Bryan, Paul Staheli, Fangjin Song
Languages: Indonesian, French, Thai, Mandarin, English
Countries: United States of America, China, Thailand, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Indonesian, French, Thai, Mandarin, English.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United States of America, China, Thailand, United Kingdom.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jesse V. Johnson, shot by Jonathan Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel J. Richard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Matthew Lorentz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tony Jaa and Tiger Chen Hu and Iko Uwais carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jesse V. Johnson directs. Jonathan Hall behind the camera. Joel J. Richard scores. Matthew Lorentz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, China, Thailand, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Indonesian, French, Thai, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Indonesian, French, Thai, Mandarin, English.
4International production across 4 countries: United States of America, China, Thailand, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Jesse V. Johnson, shot by Jonathan Hall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joel J. Richard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Matthew Lorentz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tony Jaa and Tiger Chen Hu and Iko Uwais carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Like Expendables without retirees!".
10IMDB entry: tt6643972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "martial arts", "hitman", "fight", "organized crime".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jonathan Hall
Original score: Joel J. Richard
Editing: Matthew Lorentz
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $94,160,344
Return: 942% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Triple Threat (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 60/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 13,409 votes
MPAA: R

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Gimly2019-06-10
★ 5/10
When it comes to some of my more beloved action movies, a lot of detractors will say of them "Oh but it has such a bad plot", I respectfully disagree. I would argue they have simple plots, but that doesn't inherently mean bad. Triple Threat's plot however, is bad. But there's not a crap fight in it from start to finish, and it's one of the better movies that I have absolutely zero intention of ever revisiting that I've seen recently. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Dr Nostromo2026-04-23
★ 6/10
56/100 Taking place in SE Asia, it really doesn't matter what the plot is as it's just one action sequence after another involving guns, martial arts, threatening and a lot of machismo. The fights had fairly good choreography and were fun to watch. As far as the gun fights... massive amounts of firepower does make things exciting but it didn't appear that anyone could hit the side of a barn with a machine gun if it kicked them in the butt. I didn't quite understand people's motivations in some places but all in all, fun, exciting, fighting, shoot 'em up popcorn movie. -- DrNostromo.com