Three Kings

1999

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / History / War

127
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 131 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 186551 186.6K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

David O. Russell Photo
David O. Russell

Top cast

Mark Wahlberg Photo
Mark Wahlberg as Troy Barlow
Nora Dunn Photo
Nora Dunn as Adriana Cruz
Pete Antico Photo
Pete Antico as Republican Guard / Shooter - Oasis Bunker
George Clooney Photo
George Clooney as Archie Gates
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
656.55 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 11
1.74 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 43

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ProperCharlie 7 / 10

The Art of trailer misdirection

I've just watched this film two years after umming and arring about going to see it at the flicks when it was released. Two years ago I stayed in with a pizza thinking that George Clooney looking gritty with a load of gold wouldn't be up to much. Then friends started to talk about it quite positively without really saying much about the content. Then I saw it in a buy 2 get 1 free sale at HMV, and now I know that I needn't have to gone through all the bother of digesting a pizza.I should also add that I'm seeing this after 11/9/2001 and that even with the new perspective world events have cast over films with themes involving the US and the middle East, this film stands up very well. A positive portrayal of Islam, a positive portrayal of the people of Iraq, a sort-of-positive portrayal of the US army abroad, hell even a sympathetic portrayal of a lapdog of Saddam (I'm kind of reminded of Happiness for the sheer taboo-bustingness of this portrayal).The plot is easy on the mind, the acting is satisfactory, the ending is purest Hollywood and the cinematography is sub-Lawrence of Arabia despite having access to a perfectly adequate desert. What makes this movie stand out is how at ease it is with its subject matter; letting comedy mix with the sort of serious politics that make a lot of people pick their words with great care.The misleading trailer for this film fits in perfectly with what it's trying to achieve. Pretending to a be a gung-ho, guns and gold, go gettum boys film, it gets those into the cinema who need to hear its message not just those who want to hear. It attempts to slip complex issues through just about all the unthinking jingoism that lingers outside movie theatres on a regular basis and for that I salute it.Go see.
Reviewed by AKS-6 6 / 10

Good, but not great

This film is, according to me, overrated. It's a good film, but the first hour is just pure confusion and actually not very funny at all (except for Spike Jonze's white trash character). The film gets better and better the more serious it gets and by the end I have to say that it's quite brilliant. However, the first hour destroys what could have been a fantastic film and even though the cinematography and colours suits the film I just can't see the brilliance in it. Good film, neither more nor less. (6/10)
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