3000 Miles to Graceland

R

Released Feb 23, 2001

2 hr. 5 min.

Action

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15%

96 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

It's International Elvis Week in Las Vegas, where the strip is flooded by a sea of King wannabes decked out in jumpsuits and sideburns. But five of the impersonators swaggering into the Riviera Hotel are toting heavy weaponry in their guitar cases. It's the heist of a lifetime, orchestrated by ex-con Michael (Kurt Russell) and his cunning former cellmate, Murphy (Kevin Costner). The crooked Elvises steal away with $3.2 million, leaving the hotel in ruins and a high body count in their wake.

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Critics Consensus

While the premise sounds promising, the movie turns out to be a tedious and unnecessarily violent heist movie that's low on laughs and leaves no cliche unturned.

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Jeff N

It starts with bad CGI METAL scorpions fighting each other during the credits and just gets worse from there. I can't tell who is more miscast Kevin Costner or Courtney Cox, who I'm sure only took the role so she could do a movie with her husband David Arquette. There isn't a choice made in this film that is a good one. Bad writing, bad acting, bad direction, even the editing and sound is bad. This movie is one of those things people site when they talk about how Hollywood just phones it in all the time. Don't watch it, or do if you have a podcast about bad movies. I could see this being a great episode of "How Did This Get Made."

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Rich S

This is the best example of seeing where Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner stand when pitted against each other. It's one of Russell's worst movies and one of Costner's better-than-average efforts and still Russell comes out ahead. Where Russell is entertaining, Costner is dull, overrated and undertalented.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently, over 20 years after it's release and really enjoyed it, despite the poor reviews from the critics. I nearly gave it a miss because from the title I thought it might be about Elvis (I'm not a fan), but it's not. It's an action/road movie based around a casino heist which occurs during Elvis week in Las Vegas. I was captivated from the start, and once hooked the film kept my attention until the end. I even liked the opening credits which cleverly set the scene using a battle between two desert scorpions. The story and the characters are interesting in themselves, and because it's a road movie locations change frequently and there's always something new happening. The cast features several top movie stars who work well together throughout. It is violent, but that's in keeping with the plot, so overall I had no complaints. Highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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G C

This ended up on the movie channels years ago and I ended up watching it. It's not bad and has a good pace. Funny and entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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Ian R

I expected this to be an exciting action movie with some witty dialogue. It wasn't. Tedious story with old men indulging in their fantasies of still being attractive to beautiful women. Poorly written story based on an interesting premise.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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Drake M

I remember seeing this movie for the first time when I was 14ish. To be honest the whole Elvis thing was as jarring to me then as it is now. That alone borders on ridiculous, but hey what are movies for. Now as an adult I can firmly say that this is a movie that has stood the test of time as maybe not one in my top 10 but definitely my top 50 movies. The star power and pacing make the movie infinitely rewatchable in my opinion it's got it all. It's fun when it needs to be fun, it's intense when it needs to be intense and overall the story and writing are better than many of it's action movie counterparts.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/02/23

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Demian Lichtenstein

Director

Kurt Russell

Michael

Kevin Costner

Murphy

Courteney Cox

Cybil

Christian Slater

Hanson

Kevin Pollak

Federal Marshall Damitry

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Nell Minow

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Extremely violent Elvis-based robbery for 17+ only.

Rated: 3/5

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Rated: 2/4

Jan 30, 2003

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Joe Leydon

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With his mean-stud swagger, brushed-back coiffure, scimitar-shaped sideburns and a wardrobe that reeks of white trash sartorial splendor, Costner certainly looks the part of a sneaky-snakey ex-convict with grand plans and a short fuse.

Feb 21, 2022

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Mark Halverson

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Rated: 1/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

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The Tarantino effect is very much in evidence in this trashy, senseless, and excessively violent actioner about a casino heist that goes uproariously awry.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 2, 2006

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Synopsis

It's International Elvis Week in Las Vegas, where the strip is flooded by a sea of King wannabes decked out in jumpsuits and sideburns. But five of the impersonators swaggering into the Riviera Hotel are toting heavy weaponry in their guitar cases. It's the heist of a lifetime, orchestrated by ex-con Michael (Kurt Russell) and his cunning former cellmate, Murphy (Kevin Costner). The crooked Elvises steal away with $3.2 million, leaving the hotel in ruins and a high body count in their wake.

Director: Demian Lichtenstein
Executive Producer: Don Carmody, Tracee Stanley Newell
Screenwriter: Richard Recco, Demian Lichtenstein
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Franchise Pictures
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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