He has 72 hours to stop a global threat—and make peace with his past.
3 Days to Kill (2025) returns with a vengeance, rebooting the action-thriller with a new lead, a deadlier threat, and the same ticking-clock intensity. Set a decade after the original, this next chapter raises the emotional stakes as a former assassin is pulled back into a world he tried to leave behind—this time with even more to lose.
Taking the reins from Kevin Costner’s Ethan Renner is Idris Elba as Marcus Rhoades, a retired CIA operative living quietly in Spain, trying to repair his broken relationship with his estranged teenage daughter. But peace is short-lived. When a rogue bioweapons syndicate resurfaces, threatening a catastrophic global release, Marcus is given an ultimatum: stop the attack in three days—or the cure to a fatal condition he's secretly battling will be withheld.
Armed with fading strength, limited time, and burning regrets, Marcus tears across Europe on a desperate mission. He’s assisted by a shadowy handler (Anya Taylor-Joy) with motives of her own, and relentlessly pursued by a merciless assassin known only as “Kreuz.” The tension escalates with every hour, blending gritty action sequences with raw emotional depth.
Stylishly directed by Pierre Morel, 3 Days to Kill (2025) combines pulse-pounding espionage with themes of redemption, legacy, and sacrifice. From high-speed chases through Marseille to brutal close-quarter fights in Berlin, the film is as much about the fight against time as it is about confronting the ghosts of one’s past.
In the final countdown, Marcus isn’t just trying to save the world—he’s trying to save himself.
