Movie
Contraband
2012R1h 49m6.3 / 10
What would you hide to protect your family?
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
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Synopsis
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
More about Contraband
Cast
Mark WahlbergChris Farraday
Kate BeckinsaleKate Farraday
Ben FosterSebastian Abney
Giovanni RibisiTim Briggs
Lukas HaasDanny Raymer
Caleb Landry JonesAndy
Diego LunaGonzalo
J.K. SimmonsCaptain CampCredits
- Directed by
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Written by
- Aaron Guzikowski
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $96.3M
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States
Relativity MediaUnited States
Working Title FilmsUnited Kingdom- Leverage EntertainmentUnited States
- Closest to the Hole ProductionsUnited States
- Farraday Films
Themes
alarm systembrother-in-lawconnectionscontainer shipcounterfeit moneycriminalscustomsdrug runner
