Contraband
2012 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.3 · 51% critics
A former family man gets pulled back into smuggling when his brother-in-law’s trouble with a drug lord creates a dangerous debt. With the job going badly, he becomes the target of cops, criminals, and killers, forcing him to scramble while everything spirals out of control.
Based on Reykjavík-Rotterdam
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-01-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (2,219 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Contraband if you want a high-energy crime thriller with plenty of complications and a tough lead, but Not for you if you dislike generic heist formulas, disjointed plotting, or movies with hard-to-follow scenes like Ambulance or 2 Guns.
Pros: lots of action; engaging twists; strong cast | Cons: confusing lighting; tedious pacing; unfocused story
Themes
- drug smuggling
- smuggling (contraband)
- brother-in-law
- alarm system
- customs
- counterfeit money
- family man
- drug runner
- container ship
- criminals
- owe money to criminals
- connections
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Mark Wahlberg
as Chris Farraday
Kate Beckinsale
as Kate Farraday
Ben Foster
as Sebastian Abney
Giovanni Ribisi
as Tim Briggs
Lukas Haas
as Danny Raymer
Caleb Landry Jones
as Andy
Diego Luna
as Gonzalo
J.K. Simmons
as Captain Camp
David O'Hara
as Jim Church
William Lucking
as Bud Farraday
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur