Three Kings
It's good to be king.
1999 | 114m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | David O. Russell |
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| Writer: | David O. Russell, John Ridley |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 1999 |
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| Director: | David O. Russell |
| Writer: | David O. Russell, John Ridley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, War |
| Keywords | gold, gulf war, three kings, iraq, kuwait, rescue, interracial relationship, treasure map, soldier, u.s. soldier, gold theft, persian gulf, emergency surgery, mine field, mischievous, playful, hilarious, amused, appreciative, awestruck, defiant, optimistic |
| Production Companies | Village Roadshow Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Village-A.M. Partnership, Coast Ridge, Junger Witt Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $108,000,000
Budget: $75,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Clooney | Archie Gates |
| Mark Wahlberg | Troy Barlow |
| Ice Cube | Chief Elgin |
| Spike Jonze | Conrad Vig |
| Cliff Curtis | Amir Abdullah |
| Nora Dunn | Adriana Cruz |
| Jamie Kennedy | Walter Wogaman |
| Saïd Taghmaoui | Captain Said |
| Mykelti Williamson | Colonel Horn |
| Holt McCallany | Captain Van Meter |
| Judy Greer | Cathy Daitch |
| Christopher Lohr | Teebaux |
| Jon Sklaroff | Paco |
| Liz Stauber | Debbie Barlow, Troy's Wife |
| Marsha Horan | Amir's Wife |
| Alia Shawkat | Amir's Daughter |
| Ghanem Algarawi | Hairdressing Twin #2 |
| Jabir Algarawi | Hairdressing Twin #1 |
| Bonnie Afsary | Western Dressed Village Woman |
| Jacqueline Abi-Ad | Traditional Village Woman |
| Fadil Al-Badri | Deserter Leader |
| Qaid Al-Nomani | Kaied |
| Sayed Badreya | Iraqi Tank Major |
| Magdi Rashwan | Iraqi Troop Carrier Major |
| Ali Afshar | Iraqi First Kill Soldier |
| Tank Jones | Berm Soldier / Truck Driver |
| Patrick O'Neal Jones | Berm Soldier |
| Shawn Pilot | Berm Soldier |
| Brett Bassett | Berm Soldier |
| Jim Gaffigan | Cuts Troy's Cuff Soldier |
| Al Whiting | Camp Soldier / Truck Driver |
| Brian Patterson | Camp Soldier / Truck Driver |
| Scott Dillon | Camp Soldier |
| Kwesi Okai Hazel | Camp Soldier |
| Joseph Romanov | Camp Soldier |
| Christopher B. Duncan | Camp Soldier |
| Randy W. McCoy | Camp Soldier |
| Mark Rhodes | Camp Soldier |
| Scott Pearce | Camp Soldier |
| Gary Parker | Civil Affairs Company Clerk |
| Haidar Alatowa | Saudi Translator |
| Salah Salea | Iraqi Soldier with Map |
| Doug Jones | Dead Iraqi Soldier |
| Farinaz Farrokh | Iraqi Civilian Mother with Baby |
| Omar 'Freefly' Alhegelan | Lying Iraqi - Bunker #1 |
| Hassan Allawati | Friendly Iraqi - Bunker #1 |
| Sara Aziz | Pleading Civilian Woman |
| A. Halim Mostafa | Iraqi Civilian Man |
| Al Mustafa | Storeroom Captain - Bunker #2 |
| Anthony Batarse | Iraqi Interrogation Sergeant |
| Mohamad Al-Jalahma | Iraqi Rifle Loader #1 - Bunker #2 |
| Mohammad Sharaf | Iraqi Rifle Loader #2 - Bunker #2 |
| Hillel Michael Shamam | Storeroom Guard - Bunker #2 |
| Joey Naber | Iraqi Radio Operator |
| Basim Ridha | Black Robe Leader |
| Peter Macdissi | Iraqi Republican Guard Lieutenant - Oasis Bunker |
| Tony Shawkat | Iraqi Republican Guard Sergeant - Oasis Bunker |
| Joseph Abi-Ad | Iraqi Republican Guard Sergeant - Oasis Bunker |
| Fahd Al-Ujaimy | Troy's Interrogation Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Derick Qaqish | Troy's Interrogation Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Hassan Bach-Agha | Troy's Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Fadi Sitto | Troy's Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Ali Alkindi | Deserter #1 |
| Abdullah Al-Dawalem | Deserter #2 |
| Rick Mendoza | Deserter #3 |
| Jassim Al-Khazraji | Republican Guard on Roof - Oasis Bunker |
| Haider Alkindi | Fleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Kalid Mustafa | Fleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Ghazwyn Ramlawi | Fleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Raad Thomasian | Fleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Wessam Saleh | Fleeing Republican Guard - Oasis Bunker |
| Jay Giannone | Fleeing Republican Guard / Sniper - Oasis Bunker |
| Sam Hassan | Fleeing Republican Guard / Sniper - Oasis Bunker |
| Brian Bosworth | Action Star |
| Donte Delila | Iraqi Child |
| Dylan Brown | Iraqi Child |
| Rick Shuster | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bob Beher | Foley Editor |
| David L. Merrill | Key Grip |
| Karen Rich | Hairstylist |
| Alan Z. McCurdy | First Assistant Editor |
| Michael Dressel | Foley Editor |
| Aaron D. Weisblatt | Sound Effects Editor |
| J.J. Perry | Stunts |
| Dan Bradley | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Bob Morgan | Costume Supervisor |
| Jann K. Engel | Art Direction |
| Robert K. Lambert | Editor |
| Joseph F. Valentine | Camera Operator |
| Hector Morales | Set Costumer |
| Jonathan Klein | ADR Editor |
| Michael J. Broomberg | Foley |
| David Sosalla | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Dan Bronson | Costume Supervisor |
| Terry Hall | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lance Laurienzo | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Joe Dorn | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Javier Arrieta | Set Costumer |
| Kimberly Lowe Voigt | Dialogue Editor |
| William D. Wynn | Dolly Grip |
| Lori Jean Sacks | Set Costumer |
| Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Sandra A. Coley-Greene | Hairstylist |
| Anthony G. Nakonechnyj | Gaffer |
| Terry Rodman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Louis Timalot | Pilot |
| Carla S. Nemec | Art Department Coordinator |
| Theodore Sharps | Set Designer |
| Haley McLane | Script Supervisor |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Herbick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Anthony Milch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Derek R. Hill | Art Direction |
| Bunny Andrews | Music Editor |
| Robert Troy | Dialogue Editor |
| Adam Brandy | Makeup Artist |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hair Supervisor |
| Clifton Dance | Makeup Artist |
| Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Freddy Luis | Casting Associate |
| Lars Petersen | Construction Coordinator |
| Keith L. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Bruce Fortune | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Elaine Ramires | Key Set Costumer |
| Steve Mann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Darryl M. Athons | Key Set Costumer |
| John Leveque | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Janet Laszlo Santa | Makeup Artist |
| Thomas J. Ruffner | Dolly Grip |
| Tina Sims | Key Hair Stylist |
| Alyson Dee Moore | Foley |
| Barry R. Koper | Makeup Department Head |
| Tommy Dorsett | Visual Effects Editor |
| Salah Salea | Casting Associate |
| Carl Seibert | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mike Patlin | Aerial Coordinator |
| Larry Hand | Production Accountant |
| Jim Zemansky | Property Master |
| Donald L. Warner Jr. | Dialogue Editor |
| Gary Blufer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Daniel J. Leahy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kyle T. MacDowell | Rigging Grip |
| Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Richard E. Yawn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michelle Garbin | Makeup Artist |
| Lynn Lockwood | Camera Operator |
| Gilbert S. Hernandez | Set Costumer |
| Gregory J. Schmidt | Camera Operator |
| Clark Campbell | First Assistant Editor |
| Ron Snyder | Makeup Artist |
| Keenan Wyatt | Boom Operator |
| Lisa Swain | Production Secretary |
| David O. Russell | Screenplay, Director |
| Newton Thomas Sigel | Director of Photography |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Catherine Hardwicke | Production Design |
| Gene Serdena | Set Decoration |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Supervisor |
| Donald Mowat | Makeup Artist |
| Geoff Wing Shotz | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Peggy Schnitzer | Key Set Costumer |
| Rick Shuster | Pilot |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| John Ridley | Story |
| Rosine 'Ace' Hatem | Stunts |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Cheryl Rusa | Stunts |
| Max Daniels | Stunts |
| Ben Hernandez Bray | Stunts |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Kym Barrett | Costume Design |
| Ralph Sall | Music Supervisor |
| Keith Woulard | Stunts |
| Jane Oshita | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward McDonnell | Producer |
| Charles Roven | Producer |
| Paul Junger Witt | Producer |
| Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 13 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 42 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 988 | 988 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 866 | 866 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 871 | 871 |
TyBalsinger
N/A
A very good movie, based on true events. It's good to see some real humanity still exist today. ...
Jun 23, 2021
Ruuz
6.0
_Three Kings_ is not my usual sort of thing, I watched it on the suggestion of a complete stranger, and I don't know that I'll ever watch it again. But I **do** think that it's a good movie, so I'm going to pass that buck and say, that those of you who like me had never seen this nearly twenty year ... old movie, give it a chance. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Jun 23, 2021