Three Kings (1999)

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It's good to be king.

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.

• Released: 1999-09-27
• Genres: Action, Comedy, War
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 2,376 votes

Directed by David O. Russell.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Three Kings

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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