Contraband

Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, an action-thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling – full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs-where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best-running contraband-to settle Andy’s debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash…

IMDB Rating: 6.80/10 (2963 votes)
Rating: R
Rating Explanation: Violence, pervasive language and brief drug use
Duration: 109 min
Directed By: Baltasar Kormákur
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Wahlberg
Written By: Aaron Guzikowski and Arnaldur Indriðason
Casting: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Kate Beckinsale
Music Composed By: Clinton Shorter
Distributed By: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Working Title Films
Production Year: 2012
Date of Release: 2012-01-26
Country: USA | UK | France
Language: English