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* RedRightHand: The Albino is the Wolf's [[TheDragon lieutenant]] and chief enforcer, a ruthless murderer. His albinism makes him look creepy in the film and showcases this. It's {{downplayed}} however as the Wolf does not have any distinctive traits.
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* ActionDad: Ethan is a seasoned CIA assassin with a teenage daughter whom he's estranged from. He tries to mend things with her during the evil even while fighting and killing the bad guys (including rescuing her once from AttemptedRape).

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* ActionDad: Ethan is a seasoned CIA assassin with a teenage daughter whom he's estranged from. He tries to mend things with her during the evil film even while fighting and killing the bad guys (including rescuing her once from AttemptedRape).



* JustInTime: Ethan finds Zooey right before right as several men are set on [[AttemptedRape gang-raping her]], stopping them.

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* JustInTime: Ethan finds Zooey right before right as several men are set on [[AttemptedRape gang-raping her]], stopping them.
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* EvilAlbino: The Albino is TheDragon of the Wolf, a ruthless arms-trafficker aiding terrorists. He has no physically distinguishing features but his albinism and, it appears, alopacia universalis (being entirely hairless), which make him look quite creepy. He likes to murder people by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]] too.
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* PapaWolf: Ethan becomes very protective of his daughter Zooey while they grow closer, protecting her not only from AttemptedRape but also [[TwerpSweating grilling her boyfriend Hugh]]

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* PapaWolf: Ethan becomes very protective of his daughter Zooey while they grow closer, protecting her not only from AttemptedRape but also [[TwerpSweating grilling her boyfriend Hugh]]Hugh]].
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* CommonalityConnection: Ethan bonds with Mitat, who's the Wolf's driver, after seeing the photo he has of his twin daughters. As a father himself of a teenage daughter who he's struggling to connect with, Ethan asks his advice. Mitat is at first incredulous, then gives him actual good advice and Ethan saves his life later so he can get home to be there with his family again.
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* EvilAlbino: The Albino is TheDragon of the Wolf, a ruthless arms-trafficker aiding terrorists. He has no distinguishing features but his albinism and, it appears, alopacia universalis (being entirely hairless), which make him look quite creepy. He likes to murder people by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]].

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* EvilAlbino: The Albino is TheDragon of the Wolf, a ruthless arms-trafficker aiding terrorists. He has no physically distinguishing features but his albinism and, it appears, alopacia universalis (being entirely hairless), which make him look quite creepy. He likes to murder people by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]].beheading]] too.
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* DisappearedDad: Ethan has been only barely involved in his daughter's life for many years as a result of his work in the CIA. He deeply regrets this, attempting to restore their relationship when the film begins, succeeding gradually.

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* DisappearedDad: Ethan has been only barely involved in his daughter's life for many years as a result of his work in the CIA. He deeply regrets this, attempting to restore their relationship when the film begins, succeeding gradually.in this by the end.
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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Vivi]] acts flirtatious with Ethan, while also watching a highly homoerotic performance by two scantily dressed women with obvious interest. She's the most ruthless person on the good side, [[spoiler:including finishing off the Wolf when he's helpless after Ethan won't/. Despite this, she still comes through with more cancer medicine at the end that Ethan needs, as it seems she likes him]].

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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Vivi]] Vivi acts flirtatious with Ethan, while also watching a highly homoerotic performance by two scantily dressed women with obvious interest. She's the most ruthless person on the good side, [[spoiler:including finishing off the Wolf when he's helpless after Ethan won't/.won't. Despite this, she still comes through with more cancer medicine at the end that Ethan needs, as it seems she likes him]].

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* BigBad: The Wolf is the CIA's primary target.

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\n* ActionDad: Ethan is a seasoned CIA assassin with a teenage daughter whom he's estranged from. He tries to mend things with her during the evil even while fighting and killing the bad guys (including rescuing her once from AttemptedRape).
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Mitat has twin daughters who are identical. They even have the same haircuts and matching outfits.
* AttemptedRape: Zooey is nearly gang-raped by some young men at the club. Her father Ethan finds her and beats the bastards severely, rescuing her before it can happen.
* BigBad: The Wolf is the CIA's primary target. He's an arms trafficker who's selling terrorists a dirty bomb.



* CallingParentsByTheirName: Zooey usually calls her father Ethan because they aren't close when the film begins, though he'd prefer Dad.



* TheDragon: The Albino is the Wolf's right-hand man.

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* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Vivi]] acts flirtatious with Ethan, while also watching a highly homoerotic performance by two scantily dressed women with obvious interest. She's the most ruthless person on the good side, [[spoiler:including finishing off the Wolf when he's helpless after Ethan won't/. Despite this, she still comes through with more cancer medicine at the end that Ethan needs, as it seems she likes him]].
* DisappearedDad: Ethan has been only barely involved in his daughter's life for many years as a result of his work in the CIA. He deeply regrets this, attempting to restore their relationship when the film begins, succeeding gradually.
* TheDragon: The Albino is the Wolf's right-hand man.man of the Wolf, an arms trafficker who's selling terrorists a dirty bomb.



* FemmeFatale: Vivi.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Albino is a man with albinism, who's always referred to this way.
* EvilAlbino: The Albino is TheDragon of the Wolf, a ruthless arms-trafficker aiding terrorists. He has no distinguishing features but his albinism and, it appears, alopacia universalis (being entirely hairless), which make him look quite creepy. He likes to murder people by [[OffWithHisHead beheading]].
* FemmeFatale: Vivi.Vivi is a very beautiful, sultry young woman with a constant air of menace who offers Ethan money he needs in return for him taking out several dangerous criminals. She's clearly pretty dangerous herself, urging Ethan to take ruthless action when he's hesitant.



* MundaneUtility: Ethan uses both Mitat and the Wolf's accountant to get advice on how to be a better father to Zooey.

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* MundaneUtility: HitmanWithAHeart: Ethan uses both Mitat is a CIA assassin who kills multiple men early on at their orders (which, unlike in later examples, are definitely not self-defense). He seems worn out by his work and the Wolf's accountant after learning he's dying of cancer, tries to get advice his family money. Ethan also seeks to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter Zooey before its too late and doesn't really seem bad in general, even with his profession. It helps that the people he opposes always are much worse.
* JustInTime: Ethan finds Zooey right before right as several men are set
on how to be a better father to Zooey.[[AttemptedRape gang-raping her]], stopping them.


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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Wolf is almost never called by his real name.
* PapaWolf: Ethan becomes very protective of his daughter Zooey while they grow closer, protecting her not only from AttemptedRape but also [[TwerpSweating grilling her boyfriend Hugh]]


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* TwerpSweating: Ethan digs into Hugh, his daughter's boyfriend, after the two meet.
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* BigBad: The Wolf is the CIA's primary target.


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* TheDragon: The Albino is the Wolf's right-hand man.


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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ethan is dying of cancer.
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* OffWithHisHead: The Albino's preferred method of dispatching his enemies. He beats up Yasmin and drags her to an elevator shaft to have her head run down by a lowering elevator, and drags an incapacitated Ethan to the edge of a metro platform to have his head run down by the incoming train.

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* OffWithHisHead: The Albino's preferred method of dispatching his enemies.enemies is to have their heads done in by a moving mechanism. He beats up Yasmin and drags her to an elevator shaft to have her head run down by a lowering elevator, and drags an incapacitated Ethan to the edge of a metro platform to have his head run down by the incoming train.
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''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action film directed by McG, starring Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/AmberHeard and Creator/HaileeStanfield.

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''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action film directed by McG, written by Creator/LucBesson, starring Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/AmberHeard Creator/AmberHeard, Creator/ConnieNielson and Creator/HaileeStanfield.
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CIA Agent Ethan Renner (Costner), after a failed assignment to capture master terrorist mastermind "The Wolf", realized he's been diagnosed with a fatal disease with only a few months to live. Deciding to spend the last moments of his life with his estranged wife Christine (Nielsen) and daughter Zooey (Steinfeld), Ethan is inevitably dragged back into the assignment of hunting down the Wolf in exchange of a possible cure for his diesease.



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* BusmansHoliday: Ethan, being dragged back into a mission while he's supposedly on a break visiting his family.



* {{Workaholic}}: Ethan has spent past several years working as an assassin for the CIA, leaving his family in the process. He confesses to Zooey that it took him so long to chalk up the courage to come back because the longer he stayed away, the more he felt guilty about finally coming back.

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* {{Workaholic}}: Ethan has spent past several years working as an assassin for the CIA, leaving his family in the process. He confesses to Zooey that it took him so long to chalk up the courage to come back because the longer he stayed away, the more he felt guilty about finally coming back.back.
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* SkewedPriorities: Ethan is reminded of Zooey's birthday and tries to leave a message for her after the mission while still in the vicinity of the enemy. The bad guys figure out that the CIA is watching them and attacks them while he's midcall.

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