The Next Three Days

Lose who you are to save what you love.


The Next Three Days
Three years ago, his wife was arrested and sent to prison for killing her boss. He believes she is innocent, but the legal options have run out. She is getting suicidal. In three days time, she will be moved to a more secure facility. He decides the only option to save her and his family is to break her out of jail. However, as a teacher, he is inadequately prepared... so he does some homework, gets a weapon, and switches to action mode. The critics found the transformation difficult to swallow.

132 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Spock, report to the bridge please...
Spock, report to the bridge please...

Credits

Cast
Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Buie, Moran Atias, Remy Nozik, Toby Green, Tyler Green, Jason Beghe
Director
Paul Haggis
ScreenplayPaul Haggis, from the French screenplay by Fred Cavayé Guillaume Lemans
MusicDanny Elfman, Alberto Iglesias
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine
EditingJo Francis
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2010
Produced byLionsgate, Fidélité Films, Hwy61

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreThriller, drama
LanguageIntermittently moderate
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFairly frequent, bloody, impactful, realistic, moderate
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyMild profanity
Drug abuseMild social alcohol
CommentsThreat, menace and suspense.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
3
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
5


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconIt's a bumpy road to freedom
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconVoorwaarts vir vroueregte
15
Cape Times
Christy Lemire quote iconBy-the-numbers
10
Box Office
Mark Keizer quote iconRussell Crowe tries to save his wife, but he can't save this undercooked thriller.
8
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconOnce glimmers of Gladiator begin to reveal themselves, a certain credibility is lost. The movie is a competent thriller, but maybe could have been more.
13
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson
10
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconIt's damn hard to enjoy a thriller when you don't, won't, can't believe a word of it.
8
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconWhat's offered here is more likely to elicit guffaws, eye-rolling or walking out rather than rooting for the protagonist to succeed.
8
Metacritic.com
35 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
132 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconRussell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks give it their all, but their solid performances aren't quite enough to compensate for The Next Three Days' uneven pace and implausible plot.
10

What the People say

Internet
4998 Netizens quote iconOne determined husband
15

Average .. 54%

11

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