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The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

What if you had 72 hours to save everything you live for?

20107.12h 13m

Overview

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. 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. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.

Directed by Paul Haggis
Written by Paul Haggis, Guillaume Lemans, Fred Cavayé
Produced by Olivier Delbosc, Eugénie Grandval, Paul Haggis
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $67.4M

Top Cast

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

John Brennan

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Lara

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

George Brennan

RZA

RZA

Mouss

Moran Atias

Moran Atias

Erit

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Nicole

Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe

Detective Quinn

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

Elaine

Tyrone Giordano

Tyrone Giordano

Mike

Ty Simpkins

Ty Simpkins

Luke

Themes & Keywords

passportmurderargumentcounty jailfingerprintappealescape artistinnocent

About The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days is a romance, drama, thriller, crime film released in 2010 exploring themes of passport, murder, argument, county jail, fingerprint, appeal. Directed by Paul Haggis, it stars Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy. A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. 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. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.

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