The Best Movies With Three in the Title

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List RulesVote up your favorite movie with the word three in the name, not the number 3.

Have you ever noticed how many movies there are with three in the name? Not the number 3, like you would find in a sequel, but the actual word three. This list ranks the best movies with three in the title, regardless of genre or rating. What is your favorite movie with three in the name? This is kind of an odd way to categorize movies, but that's also why it's so fun! There are probably a few movies with three in the title that you instantly think of, but you might be surprised how many others there are too as you scroll through this list.

This ranked poll of films with three in the title includes movies like Three Kings, The Three Caballeros, and The Three Musketeers. Don't forget that this list is interactive, meaning you can vote the film names up or down depending on much you liked each movie that has the word three in it.

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Jerry Stiller, Walter Matthau
Released: 1974
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Joseph... more
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Three Kings
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg
Released: 1999
Directed by: David O. Russell
Three Kings is a 1999 satirical comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell from a... more
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Three Days of the Condor
Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway
Released: 1975
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack... more
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
January Jones, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2005
Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 Mexican-American neo-western film directed... more
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The Three Amigos
Carlos Mencia, Pablo Francisco
Released: 2003
Directed by: C. B. Harding
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The Three Musketeers
Charlie Sheen, Tim Curry
Released: 1993
The Three Musketeers is a 1993 Austrian-American action-adventure film from Walt Disney... more
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The Three Caballeros
Sterling Holloway, Pinto Colvig
Released: 1944
Directed by: Harold Young, Norm Ferguson
The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney... more
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The Three Musketeers
Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee
Released: 1973
Directed by: Richard Lester
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One, Two, Three
James Cagney, Red Buttons
Released: 1961
Directed by: Billy Wilder
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The Next Three Days
Olivia Wilde, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2010
Directed by: Paul Haggis
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The Three Lives of Thomasina
Patrick McGoohan, Wilfrid Brambell
Released: 1964
Directed by: Don Chaffey
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Three Colors: Red
Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy
Released: 1994
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Three Colors: Red is a 1994 film co-written, produced, and directed by Polish filmmaker... more
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The Three Worlds of Gulliver
Joan Hickson, Kerwin Mathews
Released: 1960
Directed by: Jack Sher
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver is a 1960 film directed by Jack Sher.... more

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Three Men and a Baby
Tom Selleck, Ted Danson
Released: 1987
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
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Three Fugitives
Nick Nolte, James Earl Jones
Released: 1989
Directed by: Francis Veber
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The Three Musketeers
Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom
Released: 2011
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
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Three Friends
Blanche Sweet, Henry B. Walthall
Released: 1913
Directed by: D. W. Griffith
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Three Men and a Little Lady
Tom Selleck, Ted Danson
Released: 1990
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Three Men and a Little Lady is a 1990 American comedy film, and the sequel to the 1987 film... more
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Three Orphan Kittens
Lillian Randolph
Released: 1935
Directed by: David Hand
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Three to Tango
Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell
Released: 1999
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
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Three Colors: White
Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy
Released: 1994
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieślowski
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From Noon till Three
Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland
Released: 1976
Directed by: Frank D. Gilroy
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Three Colors: Blue
Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy
Released: 1993
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieślowski
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Three O'Clock High
Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall
Released: 1987
Directed by: Phil Joanou
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The Three Faces of Eve
Joanne Woodward, Lee J. Cobb
Released: 1957
Directed by: Nunnally Johnson
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