Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- restless
- intimate
- arthouse movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics found the film ambitious in its exploration of bisexuality and unconventional relationships, though its emotional and tonal choices divided reviewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hanna and Simon independently fall in love with Adam, making the three-way emotional arrangement the film's central dramatic engine.
The plot centers on a heterosexual couple whose separate relationships with the same man unsettle conventional assumptions about their identities.
The film combines romantic complications with comedy and observational drama among established adults in Berlin.
Hanna's and Simon's separate discoveries of Adam create parallel viewpoints on the same romantic situation.
Films like Three, and why
The Worst Person in the World
shared unconventional romantic geometry, adult relationship drama, and lgbtq themes
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
shared bisexual desire, emotionally complicated adults, and witty relationship drama
The Kids Are All Right
shared same-sex and heterosexual romantic entanglements treated with warmth and ambivalence
Summer of 85
shared european art-house romance, fluid sexuality, and playful relationship structures
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Tykwer
- Release Date
- 2010-12-23
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Sophie Rois
- Sebastian Schipper
- Devid Striesow
- Annedore Kleist
- Alexander Hörbe
- Winnie Böwe
- Hans-Uwe Bauer
- Peter Benedict
- Georgette Dee
- Cedric Eich
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Three about?
- A Berlin couple’s separate affairs with the same man turn an established relationship into an unexpectedly fluid three-way emotional experiment.
- What is Three like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Three as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Three violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Three.
- What did critics think of Three?
- Critics found the film ambitious in its exploration of bisexuality and unconventional relationships, though its emotional and tonal choices divided reviewers.
- Which films are like Three?
- Films with a similar feel include The Worst Person in the World, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Kids Are All Right, and Summer of 85.
- How long is Three?
- Three runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Three?
- In United States, Three is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
