3 Days to Kill (2014)

A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Adi Hasak (screenplay), Luc Besson (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Costner	...	Ethan Renner
Amber Heard	...	Vivi Delay
Hailee Steinfeld	...	Zooey Renner
Connie Nielsen	...	Christine Renner
Tómas Lemarquis	...	The Albino
Richard Sammel	...	The Wolf
Marc Andréoni	...	Mitat Yilmaz
Bruno Ricci	...	Guido
Jonas Bloquet	...	Hugh
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Jules
Joakhim Sigue	...	Abbate
Alison Valence	...	Sumia
Big John	...	Louis
Michaël Vander-Meiren	...	Jacques
Paolo Calia	...	JPG Salesman

Storyline

Dying of brain cancer, a dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger; but first, he must complete one last mission - even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunt down the world's most ruthless terrorist and look after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | violence | leather dress | femme fatale | dirty bomb | 

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Taglines:

The question is, kill or die?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA France Serbia

Language:

English French German Serbian

Release Date:

21 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 días para matar

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,242,218, 23 February 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$30,697,999, 15 May 2014

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,597,999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Relativity Media, EuropaCorp, Aéroports de Paris

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 123 min (Extended Edition)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) goes after an accountant in this movie. In the earlier Costner movie The Untouchables (1987), Elliott Ness (played by Costner), goes after an accountant too.

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Goofs

Ethan buys cough syrup labeled "COUGHT SYRUP".

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Quotes

[first lines]
CIA Employee: Mr. Director, this is Agent Vivien Delay.
CIA Employee: For the last ten years the Central Intelligence Agency has been after Wolfgang Braun.
Vivi Delay: The Wolf.
CIA Employee: As you know, we have no positive identification of what the Wolf looks like. What we do know is he's a former German national who sells atomic material to terrorists all over the world.
CIA Employee: Intelligence confirms that a transaction is to take place next week in Belgrade.
CIA Employee: [throws down pictures] The Wolf's number one man, the Albino, will be selling a ...
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Alternate Versions

US theatrical version has some additional footage:

• in the hotel, Ethan takes a door stopper
• Ethan uses the door stopper to fool the guys in the hotel room Additionally, the photo he takes from one of the dead men shows himself. In the International version, the photo shows Zoe and Christine.

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Connections

Featured in The Making of 3 Days to Kill (2014)

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Soundtracks

Kill Me
Written by Greg Kozo & Pierre Mathieu
Arrangements by The Toxic Avenger
Performed by Make The Girl Dance
© Roy Music Publishing
2010 Roy Music
With Courtesy of Roy Music

User Reviews

Kevin Costner and cast make a good thriller/drama/part-comedy in 3 Days to Kill

Kevin Costner is a CIA agent who just found out he doesn't have long to live so he agrees to one more assignment from Amber Heard. He has also decided to reacquaint with his estranged wife, Connie Nielsen, and teen daughter, Hailee Steinfeld, in Paris. Oh, and his apartment is inhabited by squatters who he legally can't kick out until the spring. With what I just described, there's plenty of action, drama, and some humor to go along with a pretty entertaining mix of genres that I just was willing to ride along with. The players I mentioned were good enough for this. Really, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. So on that note, I recommend 3 Days to Kill.