Code 3 (2025)
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A burnt-out paramedic must endure a grueling 24-hour shift with a skeptical student before deciding if he truly belongs in the field.
The story
Randy and his partner Mike are paramedics who feel overworked and overlooked by the healthcare system. Seeking a change, Randy applies for a job at an insurance company but believes he was rejected. When he begins a grueling 24-hour shift, he is joined by a student ride-along, Jessica, who is initially critical of his methods. During the shift, Randy learns he actually landed the insurance job, but his supervisor insists he finish his current rotation. The night becomes a series of intense, high-stakes medical emergencies that test the resolve of the team and the patience of the skeptical student.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Randy and his partner Mike are paramedics who feel undervalued by the medical community. Randy, seeking an escape from his burnout, applies for a corporate role. While starting a 24-hour shift with a critical student, Jessica, he receives news that he won the insurance job but must finish his current shift. The night is filled with harrowing cases, including a man with a stick in his eye, a tragic loss of a child, and a confrontation with a mentally disturbed individual. As the night progresses, Jessica begins to respect Randy's experience. Near the end, they save a mother and baby in a crash. After a brief period of trying to adjust to the slow pace of office life at the insurance company, Randy realizes he belongs in the field and returns to his role as a paramedic.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Christopher Leone
- Writers
- Patrick Pianezza · writer; Christopher Leone · writer
- Cast and characters
- Rainn Wilson · Randy; Lil Rel Howery · Mike; Aimee Carrero · Jessica; Page Kennedy · Officer Taggert; Rob Riggle · Dr. Serano; Yvette Nicole Brown · Shanice
- Genres
- comedy; drama
- Themes
- burnout; professional identity; mentorship
- Tone and mood
- intense; emotionally taxing
- Setting
- Emergency medical scenes and a corporate office.
- Premise and plot tags
- medical drama; buddy comedy
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from several outlets, with scores ranging from 3.5/5 to 9/10.
- Reported review scores
- Screen Rant · score: 9 · scale: 10; Collider · score: 7 · scale: 10; MovieWeb · score: 3.5 · scale: 5; RogerEbert.com · score: 3 · scale: 4
- Production trivia
- The film was released on streaming platforms in early 2026.
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