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Contraband
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Contraband is a 2012 action, crime, and thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by Óskar Jónasson. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, and Giovanni Ribisi. It was produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, and Mark Wahlberg through Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, and Relativity Media. The film is based on the work Reykjavík-Rotterdam and was filmed in New Orleans and Panama.
The narrative involves drug smuggling and features a brother-in-law and an alarm system. Its tagline asks what one would hide to protect their family. The runtime is 109 minutes. The film originated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Iceland, with English as the original language. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand.
Financial details include a budget of 25,000,000 and revenue of 96,262,212. Review scores include 51%, 5.4/10, and 51/100. Audience ratings list a 6.4 on IMDb and a 6.3 average on TMDb. The composer is Clinton Shorter, and the director of photography is Barry Ackroyd.
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Film · TMDB
6.3When 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- drug smuggling
- smuggling (contraband)
- brother-in-law
- alarm system
- customs
- counterfeit money
- family man
- drug runner
- container ship
- criminals
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Reykjavík-Rotterdam
- Director
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Screenwriter
- Óskar Jónasson
- Cast member
- William Lucking
- Composer
- Clinton Shorter
- Producer
- Mark Wahlberg
- Cinematographer
- Barry Ackroyd
- Filming location
- Panama
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 350776
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.contrabandmovie.net/main.html#/home
- Image
- Contraband.svg
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- publication date
- 2012-01-01
- title
- Contraband
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
- Commons category
- Contraband (2012 film)
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