About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:49:39
- Partner rating:
- R
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Mark Wahlberg
Chris Farraday
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Kate Beckinsale
Kate Farraday
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Ben Foster
Sebastian Abney
- Giovani Ribisi
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Lukas Haas
Danny Raymer
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Caleb Landry Jones
Andy
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Diego Luna
Gonzalo
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J.K. Simmons
Captain Camp
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Giovanni Ribisi
Tim Briggs
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Robert Wahlberg
John Bryce
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Jason Mitchell
Walter
Directors
- Baltasar Kormakur
- Baltasar Kormákur
Producers
- Tim Bevan
- Eric Fellner
- Baltasar Kormakur
- Stephen Levinson
- Mark Wahlberg
- Baltasar Kormákur
Writers
- Aaron Guzikowski
Contraband
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
51%
percent positive reviews
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]It's a thriller in which the twists become so absurd that it becomes a kind of caper, but without the humour.
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Anton Bitel, Film4
It is criminal that a director of Kormakur's talent should make the run from the gloomy authenticity of Jar City to this bland Hollywood fare.
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Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph
[A] thick-cut, crusts-left-on smuggling thriller directed by the Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormkur.
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Tom Huddleston, Time Out
The result is unlikely to linger long in the memory, but it's enormous fun while it lasts...
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David Hughes, Empire Magazine
Contraband is a cut above cookie-cutter heist thrillers, and director Baltasar Kormkur looks ready for the big time.
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CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia)
Kormakur's talent shows itself best when handling the sheer immensity of his props. The freighter and its containers are used to great effect, their sheer weight and bulk providing action scenes...
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Mark Wahlberg Runs With New 'Contraband' Film
Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Foster on their new smuggling thriller debuting this Friday, 'Contraband,' which Wahlberg also produced. (Jan. 11)
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Mark Wahlberg talks about acting in and producing "Contraband"
Mark Wahlberg talks to HitFix about coming to the project and playing Chris Farraday in "Contraband." The film was originally made in Iceland and the English...
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Mark Wahlberg on beating up Giovanni Ribisi in CONTRABAND: Cinemax Exclu...
Check out a scene with Mark Wahlberg from the new movie, "Contraband," in theaters January 13th. For more on Cinemax, go to http://itsh.bo/HPPXB4. Connect w...
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Giovanni Ribisi talks to HitFix about his new movie "Contraband"
In Contraband former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills to protect his brother-in-law ...
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Contraband - Baltasar Kormakur - Own it 4/24 on Blu-ray
The cast and crew talk about working with director Baltasar Kormakur. Own Contraband on Blu-ray Combo Pack April 24, 2012 Mark Wahlberg leads the cast...
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Kate Beckinsale Interview for movie Contraband
Kate Beckinsale Interview for movie Contraband
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Contraband: Director Baltasar Kormakur On Set Interview
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a white-knuckle action-thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind and the ...
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Lukas Haas Interview for movie Contraband
Lukas Haas Interview for movie Contraband
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