The Next Three Days (2010)

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.

Director:

Paul Haggis

Writers:

Paul Haggis (screenplay), Fred Cavayé (screenplay),

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Buie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Crowe	...	John Brennan
Elizabeth Banks	...	Lara Brennan
Michael Buie	...	Mick Brennan
Moran Atias	...	Erit
Remy Nozik	...	Jenna
Toby Green	...	Three Year Old Luke
Tyler Green	...	Three Year Old Luke
Jason Beghe	...	Detective Quinn
Aisha Hinds	...	Detective Collero
Ty Simpkins	...	Luke
Veronica Brown	...	Female Guard #1
Olivia Wilde	...	Nicole
Leslie Merrill	...	Elizabeth Gesas
Alissa Haggis	...	Junkie
Daniel Stern	...	Meyer Fisk

Storyline

Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

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Plot Keywords:

evidence | murder | fingerprints | escape | appeal | 

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Taglines:

Lose who you are to save what you love.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

GAGA [jp] Kinowelt [de]

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los próximos tres días

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,046,333 (UK) (7 January 2011)

Gross:

£2,461,248 (UK) (21 January 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Fidélité Films, Hwy61

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The labwork that John scans with his iPhone shows the director's as "JP Jones, M.D.". John Paul "JP" Jones was the property master for the film.

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Goofs

Lara is held in the Allegheny County jail for three years after her conviction. Convicted murderers are not held in county jails in PA. She would have only been there temporarily for a pending hearing in Allegheny County Court. Shortly after her conviction, she would have been transferred into the custody of the PA Department of Corrections and transported to the State Correctional Institution at Muncy on the other side of the state for classification to either SCI Muncy or SCI Cambridge Springs.

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Quotes

[first lines]
David: Please, get me to a hospital. I can't breathe. I...

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Connections

Remake of Anything for Her (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Make a Sound"
Written by Elizabeth Berg and Alex Greenwald
Performed by The Like
Courtesy of Downtown Records

User Reviews

Really Really Good

All I can say is... Big Wow. Boy did I enjoy this film. The story-line is a cross between The Fugitive and a human heist plot movie. There were moments where I genuinely really didn't know which way the story would end. Has to be one of the best, if not the best film I've seen this year.

I just had to watch right through to the end. The only down side, were the roles of the 2 main cops. I'm not sure if 2 real cops would be as persistent. But I guess if they weren't, then the film would be a fair bit shorter.

I can't think of any other bad things about it, as it does what it is supposed to do, make you care about the characters and keep you gripped till the end. All in all very entertaining.

Definitely worth watching.