Three the Hard Way
Seen it?1974 | 97 min | Action, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
After his wife is kidnapped by a group of White supremacists, a record producer teams up with a PR man and a martial artist to get her back and put a stop to their plot to poison the water supply with a toxin that only kills Black people.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gordon Parks Jr.
- Jim BrownJimmy Lait
- Fred WilliamsonJagger Daniels
- Jim KellyMister Keyes
- Sheila FrazierWendy Kane
- Jay RobinsonMonroe Feather
- Marian CollierEva
- Alex RoccoLt. Di Nisco
- Corbin BernsenBoy
- Irene TsuEmpress
- Jeannie BellPolly