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Contraband · LeviOsa

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What would you hide to protect your family?

ThrillerActionDrama1h 49m

🍅50%

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50%

Tomatometer

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57%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

9 videos

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Trailer

Chris Rescues his Wife from a Concrete Pour

Chris Rescues his Wife from a Concrete Pour

Mark Wahlberg Does His Own Stunts in Contraband | Bonus Feature Spotlight

Mark Wahlberg Does His Own Stunts in Contraband | Bonus Feature Spotlight

On Demand & Digital Trailer

On Demand & Digital Trailer

Chris talks to Sebastian at an AA meeting

Chris talks to Sebastian at an AA meeting

Chris asks Briggs if they can work out a deal

Chris asks Briggs if they can work out a deal

Details

DirectorBaltasar Kormákur

ReleasedJan 12, 2012

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$25M

Revenue

$96.3M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Universal Pictures

Relativity Media

Working TitleLeverage EntertainmentClosest to the Hole ProductionsFarraday Films

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Chris Farraday

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Farraday

Ben Foster

Ben Foster

Sebastian Abney

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Tim Briggs

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Danny Raymer

Caleb Landry Jones

Caleb Landry Jones

Andy

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Gonzalo

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Captain Camp

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Jim Church

William Lucking

William Lucking

Bud Farraday

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Olaf

Robert Wahlberg

Robert Wahlberg

John Bryce

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Stream

Netflix

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Starz Apple TV channel

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Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

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YouTube

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

1 fresh · 6 rotten

Critics consensus

“It's more entertaining than your average January action thriller, but that isn't enough to excuse Contraband 's lack of originality and unnecessarily convoluted plot.”

50% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

K

Keith Uhlich

RTTime OutMay 9, 2025

Amounts to little more than Marky Mark’s South American Vacation.

T

Tara Brady

RTIrish TimesMar 19, 2012

A-Team rules apply: this is a gore-free zone that, in common with ye Lethal Weapon movies of yore, yokes family values to gunplay.

C

Critic

RTLondon Evening StandardMar 16, 2012

How this confused and mediocre heist-cum-action movie reached - albeit briefly - the top spot in the US box-office ratings passes all understanding.

B

Brian Eggert

RTDeep Focus ReviewMar 1, 2023

This flavorless action fodder goes from tiresome to mildly unpleasant.

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Information

Title

Contraband

Released

Jan 12, 2012

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Iceland, United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Status

Released

Studios

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media

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