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The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

7,1 /10 (3,106 Votes)
2010 EN 133 min

Overview

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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Release date

18/11/2010

Votes

3,106

Popularity

3.7

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

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

133 min

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$67,448,651

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