Overview
A mild-mannered researcher finds himself at the center of a deadly conspiracy after a shocking assassination.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- tense
- urgent
- rainy day
- late night suspense
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a taut, well-acted, convincingly paranoid espionage thriller elevated by Sydney Pollack's direction and its post-Watergate atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents a CIA conspiracy and a hunted researcher amid the distrustful political climate of 1970s America.
Joseph Turner must evade professional assassins across New York City after discovering his colleagues murdered.
Turner's book research and the clandestine information behind the killings drive the conspiracy investigation.
CIA offices, phone booths, apartments, and city streets frame the action as a believable contemporary manhunt.
Films like Three Days of the Condor, and why
The Parallax View
shares paranoid espionage, institutional conspiracy, urban suspense, and a grounded 1970s political atmosphere
The Conversation
shares surveillance anxiety, morally ambiguous intelligence networks, and tense procedural investigation
The Manchurian Candidate
shares lone-agent pursuit, covert operations, and escalating conspiracy-driven suspense
The 39 Steps
shares brisk spy plotting, hunted protagonists, and political intrigue in major cities
Movie Details
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Release Date
- 1975-09-24
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1423)
Cast
- Robert Redford
- Faye Dunaway
- Cliff Robertson
- Max von Sydow
- John Houseman
- Addison Powell
- Walter McGinn
- Tina Chen
- John Randolph Jones
- Michael Kane
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Three Days of the Condor about?
- A bookish CIA analyst becomes a hunted fugitive when he returns from lunch to find his entire research team assassinated.
- What is Three Days of the Condor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Three Days of the Condor as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Three Days of the Condor violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Three Days of the Condor as mild.
- What did critics think of Three Days of the Condor?
- Critics broadly regard it as a taut, well-acted, convincingly paranoid espionage thriller elevated by Sydney Pollack's direction and its post-Watergate atmosphere.
- Which films are like Three Days of the Condor?
- Films with a similar feel include The Parallax View, The Conversation, The Manchurian Candidate, and The 39 Steps.
- How long is Three Days of the Condor?
- Three Days of the Condor runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Three Days of the Condor?
- In United States, Three Days of the Condor streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
