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.
Directed by David O. Russell
rescue
gold
gulf war
three kings
iraq
treasure map
kuwait
interracial relationship
soldier
u.s. soldier
gold theft
persian gulf
emergency surgery
mine field
mischievous
playful
hilarious
amused
appreciative
awestruck
defiant
optimistic
Rank
#66 in 1999·#4300 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
George Clooney
Archie Gates
Mark Wahlberg
Troy Barlow
Ice Cube
Chief Elgin
Spike Jonze
Conrad Vig
Cliff Curtis
Amir Abdullah
Nora Dunn
Adriana Cruz
Jamie Kennedy
Walter Wogaman
Saïd Taghmaoui
Captain Said
Mykelti Williamson
Colonel Horn
Holt McCallany
Captain Van Meter
Judy Greer
Cathy Daitch
Jon Sklaroff
Paco
Crew
David O. Russell
Director
David O. Russell
Screenplay
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director of Photography
Charles Roven
Producer
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Producer
Ralph Sall
Music Supervisor
Donald Mowat
Makeup Artist
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Catherine Hardwicke
Production Design
Gene Serdena
Set Decoration
Popular Reviews
160 reviews
KingAL
8.5★ · 03/21/25
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Eden
7.0★ · 04/21/26
Pretty cool. Tbh a little better than I thought it was gna be.
Pretty cool. Tbh a little better than I thought it was gna be.
Felix Manley
6.0★ · 03/06/26
Don’t like war films but this was good This film is a lot cooler than you’d imagine
Don’t like war films but this was good This film is a lot cooler than you’d imagine
Timothy Kandra
Pre-Bad David O. Russell.
Pre-Bad David O. Russell.
Kyra
8.0★ · 02/13/26
I will never not love this movie 🤷♀️ Spike Jonze playing a simple country boy with a heart of gold?! What more do you need?
I will never not love this movie 🤷♀️ Spike Jonze playing a simple country boy with a heart of gold?! What more do you need?
