XXX(stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is an American spy fiction action film series created by Rich Wilkes.It consists of three full-length feature films: XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005) and XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and a short film: The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage.The series has grossed $694 million worldwide. xXx Return of Xander Cage. (7,490) 1 h 46 min 2017 X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13. When a group of lethal mercenaries steal a hi-tech weapon that poses a global threat, the world needs superspy Xander Cage. Recruited back into action, Xander leads a team of death-defying adrenaline junkies on a mission to save the world. 4Excludesthe Xbox One S stand that works exclusively with the Xbox One S. Xbox Kinect Adapter (sold separately) required for Kinect on Xbox One S and Xbox One X. 5Online multiplayer requires Xbox Live Gold (sold separately). 6Limited number of games available in 2017 support cross-device play; additional games to follow. xXx2 : The Next Level est un film réalisé par Lee Tamahori avec Ice Cube, Michael Roof. Synopsis : Un complot se trame au coeur de la Maison Yelenais a character in the original xXx film. She was the romantic interest to Xander Cage and an undercover agent. Not much is known about the characters history of how she became agent but Yelena is an FSB agent, working undercover whose mission it was to get close to Yorgi to gain information about the "Silent Night" a biochemical which Yorgi was planning to use. Yelena had Directorof the film D.J. Caruso shared another picture of Deepika giving her first shot for the film on Twitter and wrote, "#academyaward winner #Russellcarpenter sets his 1st shot with @deepikapadukone. #xandercagereturns #xxx3 stunning." (Sourrce: Twitter) Read all about Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel's film XXX: The Return of Xander Cage here xXx State of the Union: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Willem Dafoe, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Scott Speedman. Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States. 7oo3f. Movies Popular Now Playing Upcoming Top Rated TV Shows Popular Airing Today On TV Top Rated People Popular People More Discussions Leaderboard Support API en Login Join TMDB Overview Main Translations Changes Media Backdrops 2 Posters 18 Fandom Discussions Overview General 0 Content Issues 0 Share Facebook Tweet Expand Adventure, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery UserScore Overview XXX pronounced as Triple X and stylized as xXx is an American action film series. The first follows Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency. The second introduces Darius Stone, a new agent in the Triple X program. The third sees the return of Xander Cage who comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead. Number of Movies 4 Revenue $694,669,972 Featured Cast Vin Diesel Xander Cage Ice Cube Darius Stone / xXx Samuel L. Jackson Agent Augustus Gibbons Deepika Padukone Serena Unger Asia Argento Yelena Donnie Yen Xiang Ruby Rose Adele Wolff Jay Chou Willem Dafoe Gen. George Octavius Deckert Scott Speedman Agent Kyle Steele Leila Arcieri Jordan King Roy Wang Toni Collette Jane Marke Zoe Zhang Featured Crew Rich Wilkes Writing D. J. Caruso Directing Simon Kinberg Writing F. Scott Frazier Writing Rob Cohen Directing Lee Tamahori Directing 4 movies Sort Popularity Ascending Descending Rating Ascending Descending Release Date Ascending Descending xXx 4 xXx August 9, 2002 Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi. xXx State of the Union April 27, 2005 Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert. xXx Return of Xander Cage January 13, 2017 Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. You need to be logged in to continue. Click here to login or here to sign up. TRAILER 046 TRAILER 224 CLIP 212 CLIP 153 Play all videos What to know xXx Return of Xander Cage should satisfy fans of the first two installments, but its preponderance of set pieces can't quite make up for a tired storyline that fails to take the franchise - or action fans - anywhere new. 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Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government. Rating PG-13 LanguageExtended Sequences of GunplaySexual MaterialViolent Action Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery & thriller Original Language English Director Caruso Producer Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Vin Diesel, Samantha Vincent Writer F. Scott Frazier Release Date Theaters Jan 20, 2017 wide Release Date Streaming May 16, 2017 Box Office Gross USA $ Runtime 1h 42m Distributor Paramount Pictures Production Co RK Films, Paramount Pictures International, One Race Films Aspect Ratio Scope Cast & Crew News & Interviews for xXx Return of Xander Cage Critic Reviews for xXx Return of Xander Cage Audience Reviews for xXx Return of Xander Cage Sep 24, 2018 Not that it matters to most of you, but there wasn't a review yesterday as a result of the fact that it was a repeat of a movie I watched not more than two months ago. The review is on Letterboxd and RT so, as a result, I didn't feel like reviewing it again as my thoughts didn't change that much from then until now. Regardless, Vin Diesel is an interesting man to say the least. It should be obvious, to anyone that can see and hear, that the guy isn't the best of actors. Another thing that's interesting is the fact that, while Diesel is a part of the massively successful Fast and Furious franchise, which has got to be a multi-billion dollar property for Universal by now, is he hasn't gone on to enjoy the same box office success outside of the major franchises that he is a part of like The Rock who is, also, a part of the Fast and Furious universe. When put side by side, realistically speaking, the Rock is considerably far more charismatic and is the better actor of the two. That's not to say that Vin doesn't have his charms or anything of the sort, it's just that The Rock has more of it. So that's interesting. Having said that, there's something about Diesel that feels inextricably attached to the franchises that he is a part of. I don't wanna say that he controls every aspect of what goes into a xXx, Fast and Furious or Riddick movie, but I'm certain that he has SOME sort of control over these franchises and where they should go. He seems like a guy who's far more hands-on than most actors of his ilk when it comes to the properties he is attached to. Maybe that's how I perceive it, but I've always felt that Vin Diesel is incredibly passionate about all the franchises that he's helped make famous. But, for the interest of fairness, I feel like I should mention that I wasn't exactly the biggest fan of the original xXx. I remember saying in my very brief review for that movie on RottenTomatoes that it made me look forward to this movie. But, as a whole, I didn't feel that the movie was very consistent and, according to my review, it fell apart in the last 30 minutes. Honestly, I do not remember how it fell apart because I watched that movie quite a few years ago. Then again, to be fair, I really remember a lot of movies unless they're terrible or fantastic. So the original movie can't have been that bad. And I didn't see the second movie with Ice Cube, so there's that. With that out of the way, in my opinion, I found this to be a better movie than the original. I'd even say that, as a whole, I actually came to enjoy this movie. I say as a whole because, for about two-thirds of the movie, everything leading up to the eventual betrayal of both of the xXx crews by the NSA, was fairly standard. Xander Cage is brought back for one last mission after the death of Gibbons Samuel L. Jackson's character. Basically, he's been contracted to take down this group of individuals that possesses this so-called Pandora's Box. This Pandora's Box is a device that allows those in possession of it to crash satellites as warheads in specific locations all around the world. Xander teams up with how own team of adrenaline junkies also xXx agents...or whatever after he rejects the NSA's soldiers. Xander's team then goes after the 'villains' of the movie, who possess Pandora's Box. Turns out that the 'villains' of the movie are also xXx agents recruited by Gibbons. It's all fairly generic and standard. It's not good, but it's not bad, right? Everything leading up to Xander and his team killing the person responsible for crashing the satellites is where the movie is at is weakest. Because, to me, the movie spends more time having the two sets of xXx agents feuding against each other and not, actually, attempting to find the person who is responsible. That's why, to me, the whole thing with crashing satellites feels ancillary. And it's not that I have a problem with that, in a way, because Donnie Yen who leads the other xXx team is in this movie and the more Donnie Yen I get, the happier I am. But the fact of the matter is that, right from the very beginning, it's gonna end up with Xander and his team working together with Xiang Yen's character and his team due to some sort of betrayal. And the fact that the movie took so long to get to that point was a little unsatisfying. It might have been a little more satisfying if the whole 'crashing satellites' thing was a little more relevant in the long run but, really, it serves as a backdrop to Marke who brings Xander back into the fold, officially and the NSA betraying Xander after his team gets the job done. The way I would have done it is, almost immediately, I would have gotten rid of the guy who was dropping the satellites. Like, say, within 45 minutes or so. There's still an hour or so left in the movie at this point. This is when I'd have the betrayal happen and then Xander and Xiang's teams could work together to fight back against the NSA. By the time you do get to the betrayal, you only have less than 30 minutes for the teams to work together and fight back and, honestly, with how fun the last 30 minutes were, I find that to be a little disappointing. I do think that this is when the action really shines. It's not like it's gonna blow anyone's minds or anything even remotely close to that, but it is fun. And the movie has built up enough of its characters by this point for you to have grown to like them. This is something that's present in Fast and Furious as well, but the casting is certainly not cookie cutter. There's a lot of variety in the casting here and I've got to applaud that, but it also makes sense within the context of the movie. However, with that said, there are some fairly retrograde moments very early on in the movie. Like how almost every woman that Xander comes across is immediately sexually attracted to him. There's this one scene where he's trying to gain the hacking services of this young lady. She leads him on to believe that there could be something there, but she rejects him. She then has him have sex with ten other women who presumably work for her in order to pay for her services. Yes, really. James Bond ain't got nothing on this fucking guy, Xander sleeps with TEN women at once. On top of sleeping with another woman PRIOR to this scene and getting with Serena at the end. Xander Cage gets more ass than a toilet seat So, again, that was a little strange and somewhat at odds with the rest of the movie. The movie does tone it down a bit after he meets Becky for the first time, but it was still odd seeing that. Like I mentioned, the casting is more than solid all-around. And Vin Diesel, despite his limitations as an actor, does a good job as this character. I would definitely not mind seeing this same cast and crew come together for a fourth film, which seems to be the plan as of right now. I mean, now they're probably gonna be on the run from the NSA and, I'm certain, many other worldwide government agencies, so it'll be interesting to see. So yes, while this movie is gonna get three stars probably against my better judgment, I feel like I legitimately came to enjoy this movie. That's not to say that it isn't without its many scripting flaws and strange pacing, but I feel it all comes together to a reasonably over-the-top and satisfying popcorn movie. It's not gonna change the world, in the slightest, but I enjoyed myself with this movie. I can't exactly give it a glowing recommendation, but if you loved the first two movies, then you should probably love this one as well. If you hated the previous two movies then you might want to stay away. Jul 03, 2018 XXX The Return of Xander Cage is an explosive, high-adrenaline action film. When a deadly satellite weapon is stolen from the NSA they recruit rogue Triple X agent Xander Cage to recover it, and to do so he puts together a team with unique skills. Starring Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Ruby Rose, and Nina Dobrev, the film has a pretty impressive cast. The script however, is garbage. The plot is formulaic, the characters are one-dimensional stereotypes, and the dialog is awful. But the actions scenes are fun and exciting. And the director does a good job at shooting the fights and chases, keeping them fast-paced and full of energy. It's generic and dumb, but nevertheless XXX The Return of Xander Cage is entertaining and delivers a lot of thrills. Super Reviewer May 30, 2018 A threequel arriving 15 years late to the party, the sometimes diverting xXx The Return of Xander Cage capitalizes on the career resurgence of Vin Diesel, making good on its title but not much else. In this PG-13-rated spy actioner, Xander Cage Diesel gets left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons Samuel L. Jackson. After some promising turns in weightier fare Saving Private Ryan, Boiler Room Vin Diesel became a star and then rejuvenated his stardom by sticking to what he knows best, namely the Riddick trilogy and The Fast & the Furious franchise...so it makes perfect sense that he would mine some other dated properties that likewise didn't tank. xXx wasn't great in 2002 and it certainly isn't great now. In fact, Diesel even gave up on this series once himself by sitting out Part Two Ice Cube stepped up in his stead. Part Three exists simply because it's a good fit for its charismatic star, who is still cresting in the white-hot wake of Fate of the Furious and all that preceded it. Hell, if Babylon AD hadn't babbled off at the box office, we might very well be sitting through Babylon HD instead. But here we are, revisiting an extreme sports action-soaked two-fer that should've been a one-fer. Indeed, the first xXx is a rote rock 'em sock 'em love child that resulted from merging three not-entirely-strange bedfellows action star Diesel, spy flicks, and the X-Games. Featuring a key moment in which Xander Cage snowboards out of a helicopter, it is overblown and brash but certainly fits the bill for moviegoers who would get behind a separate 007 series starring just James Bond's stunt double. One scene toward the end of the flick perfectly sums up the xXx experience Diesel, racing a tricked-up Pontiac GTO along a river that's host to a fast-moving submarine armed with a biochemical agent, remarks to the impossibly beautiful Asia Argento, "I have to get on that submarine." The audience can only reply, "Of course you do, Vin." With director Caruso Disturbia taking over for Rob Cohen Stealth, The Return of Xander Cage manages to give audiences a reheated and similar tasting second helping of these same preposterous antics. He has a new love interest Deepika Padukone, but romance has never been Diesel's strong suit. Flexing and blowing stuff up while riding a dirt bike are more in his wheelhouse and there's plenty of that. The best moment arrives when Cage and Diesel by proxy give an appropriate nod to the past, namely 2005's State of the Union. Hey, the movie knows exactly what it is. If only it knew when to quit. To Sum It Up Sporting Not-So-Goods Super Reviewer Sep 26, 2017 Vin Diesel has always used XXX as his passion project. The first was fun and new to the eye of the beholder while the second saw him step away much like he did with 2 Fast 2 Furious when things might have looked bleak. So he returns 10 years later with Return of Xander Cage, which is neither fun nor exciting. It's almost pathetic. When the character was first introduced, Cage was fool-hearty, suave, and adventurous. 10 years later, everything feels forced and fake. There's a XXX program created by Samuel L Jackson's character, but the problem is now we have about four too many characters to introduce and keep up with over the course of the film. Toni Collette's character was more laughable than fearsome even when you put it next to Marton Csoska's Yorgi from the first. Nina Dobrev's Becky was over-the-top. Even though this story lacked any kind of structure, it was still semi fun to be part of the XXX franchise again. It just wasn't worth watching in total. Super Reviewer Triple-x Turns 20 In 2022 In 2002, a new kind of action movie hit theaters and blew audiences away. Triple-x was the story of Xander Cage, an extreme sports enthusiast who is recruited by the government to infiltrate a Russian crime ring. The movie was full of thrilling action sequences and stunts that had never been seen before. The movie received lukewarm reception during its release in 2002. Time Out wrote about the movie “Like the old action franchise, it has gadgets and explosions and one-liners and sex with women who don’t talk. But don’t bust a gut because you’ll miss the jaw-dropping action set pieces, where Diesel’s head is superimposed on to things that look a bit like snow and sky in a series of death-defying, um, stunts.” Big Picture Big Sound wrote a harsher critique “As an action director, Mr. Cohen is competent, but this film – which is pretty much as non-stop as an action movie can get – needed a director with a little more finesse. Too often things explode from multiple angles, changing perspective to such a degree that it’s impossible to know where the characters are. Of course, that may be the point. So many of the stunts are so physically impossible that Mr. Cohen needs to use sleight-of-hand in order to retain the thread of credibility that holds the film so tenuously together. The film’s most fantastic action scene and that’s really saying something, which involves Xander out-snowboarding an avalanche, is an exercise in suspension of disbelief. But with each scene, the film raises the adrenaline level higher and higher until a climactic boat chase during which Xander appears to be doing nothing more than purposely waiting until the last possible second solely to build as much tension as possible.” Despite the bad reviews during its time, triple-x has since formed a cult following, which allowed for two highly successful sequels to emerge. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of triple-x, and we think it’s time for a rewatch. Here are a few reasons why triple-x should be rewatched on its 20th anniversary Triple-x is one of the most influential action movies of the past 20 years It popularized the use of extreme sports and stunts in action movies and inspired many imitators. If you’re a fan of modern action movies, then you owe a debt of gratitude to triple-x. What’s particularly interesting about the use of stunts in triple-x is that many of them were done without the use of CGI. It made Vin Diesel a Hollywood star Before triple-x, Vin Diesel was mostly known for his work in independent films. But after the success of triple-x, he became a bonafide movie star. He went on to star in some of Hollywood’s biggest action franchises, including The Fast and the Furious and Riddick. Diesel owes a lot to triple-x, and he knows it. The movie paved way for his successful career in Hollywood. In an interview with the BBC, Diesel explained whether his career trajectory, supported by his appearance in triple-x, was deliberate on his part, to which he replied “No – if it were up to me, I would have just landed roles as a teenager. I got to my mid to late 20s frustrated, and had to become an auteur in order to be a successful actor and that’s where the independent filmmaking came from. And then just trying to make the smartest decisions and trying to do the best that I can with every film that I have.” It has a solid cast Not only did triple-x make Vin Diesel a star, but it also featured some other great actors in supporting roles. Samuel L. Jackson and Asia Argento both turn in great performances, and provide some much-needed comic relief. The cast also includes Xander Berkeley, Marton Csokas, and Rich Wilkes. Their ensemble performance made triple-x a great action movie. It’s directed by Rob Cohen Rob Cohen is one of Hollywood’s most underrated directors. He’s directed some great action movies, including The Fast and the Furious, Stealth, and The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Cohen knows how to stage an action sequence, and that’s on full display in triple-x. One particularly impressive aspect of Cohen’s directing of triple-x is the way he uses music to ramp up the tension in the action sequences. In an interview with Screen Rant, Cohen discussed his interest in the triple-x franchise, saying “Yes, Vin [Diesel] and I and Joe are again talking about it. Joe has a plan and Vinny and I are back on track. The death of Paul [Walker], which happened during the making of, boy, it has shaken me even now, I have not [gotten over it]. Today I saw a piece on me that had behind-the-scenes moments with Paul and I just started to cry again. He was like a son to me, I just can’t get over the loss of him. He was a golden being. I can think of so many other people who deserve to be in a car…” The movie has had two sequels triple-x State of the Union, which was released in 2005, and triple-x Return of Xander Cage, released in 2017. It’s a great time capsule of the early 2000s When you watch triple-x, you’re transported back to the early 2000s. The movie is full of references to popular culture at the time, including fashion, music, and technology. It’s a great way to see how much has changed in the past 20 years. It’s still a highly enjoyable movie If you’re not specifically looking for intellectual storylines and sophisticated plot, then triple-x is still a highly enjoyable movie. It’s an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride from start to finish, and it’s sure to get your heart racing. What makes the movie a thrill ride is the expertly choreographed action sequences and the great stunts, which are all the more impressive when you remember that they were done without a lot of help from special effects. The movie has aged surprisingly well When you watch triple-x today, you might be surprised by how well it holds up. Yes, the fashion and technology are a bit dated, but the action sequences are still as thrilling as ever. The movie’s stunt work has aged particularly well, and is still some of the best you’ll see in any action movie. 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