Three Kings

"It's good to be king."

1999 1h 54m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 2,392

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Synopsis

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A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

“It's good to be king.”

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Cast

George Clooney
Archie Gates
Mark Wahlberg
Troy Barlow
Ice Cube
Chief Elgin
Spike Jonze
Conrad Vig
Cliff Curtis
Amir Abdullah
Nora Dunn
Adriana Cruz
Jamie Kennedy
Walter Wogaman
Saïd Taghmaoui
Captain Said

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell, John Ridley
Languages: English, Arabic
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Arabic.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David O. Russell, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's good to be king.".

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The take

David O. Russell directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. Carter Burwell scores. Robert K. Lambert cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Arabic.

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1Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Arabic.
4Directed by David O. Russell, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert K. Lambert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's good to be king.".
9IMDB entry: tt0120188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "rescue", "gold", "gulf war", "three kings".

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Original score: Carter Burwell
Editing: Robert K. Lambert
Production design: Catherine Hardwicke
Costume design: Kym Barrett
Makeup / hair: Tina Sims
VFX supervisor: David Sosalla
Sound: Michael Herbick
Stunt coordinator: Dan Bradley
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $108,000,000
Return: 144% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Three Kings (1999)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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TyBalsinger2017-05-28
A very good movie, based on true events. It's good to see some real humanity still exist today.
Gimly2018-09-07
★ 6/10
Three Kings is not my usual sort of thing, I watched it on the suggestion of a complete stranger, and I don't know that I'll ever watch it again. But I do think that it's a good movie, so I'm going to pass that buck and say, that those of you who like me had never seen this nearly twenty year old movie, give it a chance. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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