3 Days to Kill (2014): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
3 Days to Kill is a 2014 action thriller directed by McG, starring Amber Heard, Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes and earned $53.3 million worldwide on a $28 million budget. Critics gave it 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 57m (117 min)
- Director
- McG
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Relativity Media
- Budget
- $28M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is 3 Days to Kill About?
The premise of 3 Days to Kill without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A seasoned CIA operative, Ethan Renner, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three days to live. He's given a chance to extend his life by completing one final, dangerous mission: to capture a notorious terrorist. While trying to balance his duty with a desperate longing to reconnect with his teenage daughter and estranged wife, Ethan must confront a past filled with secrets and face the consequences of his choices, all against the backdrop of a ticking clock.
3 Days to Kill Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- spy
- violence
- dirty bomb
- massacre
- cough syrup
- wristwatch
- red rose
- american
- riding a bicycle
- murderess
- turk
- drinking from a bottle
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- terrorism
- cia central intelligence agency
- principal
- body lands on a car
- car falls off a bridge
- fictional drug
- spy thriller
- france
- dark comedy
- daughter
- agent
- female pedal pumping
- estranged wife
- cancer
- terrorist
- cia agent
- estranged daughter
- brain cancer
- experimental drug
- teenage daughter
- 3 days
- younger version of character
- stripper
- attempted gang rape
- handcuffs
- suitcase
- video
- falling on a car
- dance party
- run over by a train
- intentional car crash
- limping
- father teaching his daughter to dance
- bound with duct tape
- locked in a car trunk
- purple bicycle
- shooting a security camera
- breaking a mirror
3 Days to Kill Cast
Amber Heard leads the cast, with Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld. Directed by McG; 4 actors are credited in all.
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Director McG
More from McG
More films directed by McG, best-rated first: The Babysitter, We Are Marshall, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Terminator Salvation.
3 Days to Kill Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave 3 Days to Kill 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
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IMDb 6.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 27% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 43%
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Metacritic 40 Metascore
User score 5.7
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TMDB 61% User score
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Letterboxd 2.6 /5
12 ratings
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3 Days to Kill Plot Summary
What happens in 3 Days to Kill from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The story begins at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, where Agent Vivi DeLay (Amber Heard) is in a critical meeting with the CIA director and another official, discussing their primary target, Wolfgang Braun—also known as “The Wolf” ([Richard Sammel]). He is in negotiations to sell arms to terrorists, working alongside an associate called The Albino ([Tomas Lemarquis]). Vivi is tasked with taking both of them down, and she inquires about the agent currently on the ground: Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner).
Full summary
The whole story of 3 Days to Kill, scene by scene
3 Days to Kill Box Office & Budget
3 Days to Kill grossed $53.3 million worldwide on a $28 million budget, 1.9 times what it cost. $30.7 million came from the US and Canada and $22.6 million (42%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$53.3M
1.9× its budget
- US & Canada
- $30.7M
- International
- $22.6M
- Budget
- $28M
3 Days to Kill Trailers & Videos
16 videos: 2 trailers, 6 teasers, 3 clips and 5 featurettes.
- Trailer 3 DAYS TO KILL UK OFFICIAL TRAILER [HD] KEVIN COSTNER
- Teaser 3 Days To Kill - Wolf
- Teaser 3 Days To Kill - The Big Game Spot
- Teaser 3 Days To Kill - No Prisoners
How Well Do You Know 3 Days to Kill?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Who is Ethan Renner's daughter?
Cars in 3 Days to Kill
99 cars on screen, including the 2005 Audi A8 D3 and the 2013 Peugeot RCZ.
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2005 Audi A8 D3 Main role -
2013 Peugeot RCZ Main role -
2013 Peugeot 208 GTi Important role -
2000 Dodge Ram Van Minor role
3 Days to Kill Also Known As
36 alternative titles, including “Three Days to Kill” and “쓰리데이즈 투 킬”.
- Also known as
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- Three Days to Kill
- 쓰리데이즈 투 킬
- 3 Dias Para Matar
- Tres días para matar
- 3 dana za ubojstvo
- 3 nap a halálig
- 3 Yamim laharog
- Last Mission
- Trys dienos nuzudyti
- 72 godziny
- 3 dana za ubistvo
- 3 Дня на убийство
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- Son Üç Gün
- 3 днi на вбивство
- سه روز تا کشتار
- ラストミッション
- Trois jours pour tuer
- 3 días para matar
- 3 Μέρες Διορία
- 三日刺杀
- 3 ימים להרוג
- 3 dny na zabití
- Trys dienos nužudyti
- Condamnat să ucidă
- 3 dni na zabitie
- ٣ أيام للقتل
- 3 дни да убиеш
- 特務殺很大
- 3 dienas, lai nogalinātu
- 3 jours pour tuer
- Три дні на вбивство
- Tres dies per matar
- 3 Ngày Đổi Mạng
- 3 วันโคตรอันตราย
- 3日限殺令
- 3 dni za uboj
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3 Days to Kill FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of 3 Days to Kill, each answered in a sentence.
How long is 3 Days to Kill?
3 Days to Kill runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was 3 Days to Kill released?
3 Days to Kill was released on February 21, 2014.
Who directed 3 Days to Kill?
3 Days to Kill was directed by McG.
More films by McG Who is in the cast of 3 Days to Kill?
3 Days to Kill stars Amber Heard, Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld, among 4 credited actors.
How much did 3 Days to Kill make at the box office?
3 Days to Kill grossed $53.3 million worldwide ($30.7 million domestic, $22.6 million international) on a budget of $28 million.
How is 3 Days to Kill rated?
3 Days to Kill has 6.2/10 on IMDb, 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic and 61% on TMDB.
Does 3 Days to Kill have a post-credit scene?
No. 3 Days to Kill has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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