Fresh
A damning yet idealistic satire about the motives behind U.S. foreign policy.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Three Kings
It's good to be king.
1999 · 1h 54m · R
Action, Comedy, War
Directed by
David O. Russell
Overview
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 and cast
- David O. Russell Director
- George Clooney as Archie Gates
- Mark Wahlberg as Troy Barlow
- Ice Cube as Chief Elgin
- Spike Jonze as Conrad Vig
- Cliff Curtis as Amir Abdullah
- Nora Dunn as Adriana Cruz
- Jamie Kennedy as Walter Wogaman
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Captain Said
- Mykelti Williamson as Colonel Horn
- Holt McCallany as Captain Van Meter
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
No, Three Kings is not a great picture, but it is a very good one, perhaps the first feature of merit to come out of the Gulf War.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Three Kings manages to venture into places that most American films never go.
Robert Horton, Film.com
Fresh
An intelligent film for an excess of visual imagination.
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Fresh
An original and brilliant combination of comedy, action and sophisticated political comment.
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
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