Kevin Costner’s Forgotten 117-Minute Action Thriller Is Mandatory Viewing on HBO Max

Kevin Costner’s 2014 action thriller *3 Days to Kill* is now streaming on HBO Max, giving the underseen film a chance to find a new audience. The article presents it as an entertaining, familiar spy film with an appealing cast, despite mixed reviews and modest box-office results.

Costner plays CIA operative Ethan Renner, who is terminally ill and wants to repair his relationship with his estranged wife and daughter. He accepts a final assignment in exchange for access to an experimental drug, then finds himself protecting his daughter amid an international conspiracy. The film also stars Connie Nielsen, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard and Raymond J. Barry; it earned just over $53 million worldwide against a production budget of about $28 million.