The Next Three Days
What if you had 72 hours to save everything you live for?
Directed by Paul Haggis
A tense, emotionally grounded thriller about a desperate man willing to break the law to save his wrongly imprisoned wife and preserve his family.
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
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Is The Next Three Days sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Next Three Days scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Next Three Days violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does The Next Three Days end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Next Three Days easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Like The Next Three Days
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Next Three Days
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Next Three Days, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Next Three Days, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Next Three Days, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
