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  • Contraband
  • Opened January 13, 2012 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    Brief Drug Use, Violence and Pervasive Language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Ex-smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) gave up his criminal ways long ago. But, he's forced back into the game after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for a crime lord (Giovanni Ribisi), leaving Chris to settle Read More
  • Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas
  • Director: Baltasar Kormákur
  • Genres: Action Thriller, Crime Thriller, Action

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Contraband Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Worth the price of admission!

    Mark Wahlberg is at it again in his latest movie "Contraband." He plays Chris Farraday who has to go back to his old profession in order to protect his brother-in-law from a ruthless drug lord played by Giovanni Ribisi (Tim Briggs). In order to get him in safe hands, he must go to Panama for one last mission in order to get his money in return. Ben Foster (Sebastian Abney) who we saw in "The Mechanic", plays a great role which will leave you stunned at the end. This is a great movie for anyone who into action, crime, and drama! Lukas Haas (Danny Raymer), Robert Wahlberg (John Bryce), Kate Beckinsale (Kate Farraday), and Kent Jude Bernard (Tommy Raymer) are also in this movie. Basically, the whole plot of the movie is how far you would go to protect your family? I enjoyed this flick, and i always enjoy seeing Wahlberg on the big screen. Go see it, but it is not for children. Blood and Profanity are throughout the movie. Good way to spend two hours! Don't listen to the critics!

  • Must Go!

    Great Edge of Your Seat Movie

    Loved the cast in this movie. Highly entertaining, gripping your seat, heart stopping and fast paste--don't know what's coming next.

  • Go

    Film Noir Feel

    Although obviously in color,Contraband has the look and feel of a 1940's crime melodrama. And that's a good thing! Wahlberg is convincing as the everyman caught in the middle, and the well paced action triumphs over the considerable amount of suspended disbelief required to stay connected to the plot. Worth a couple of hours.

Contraband Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Charlotte Observer |

    A thriller with its share of nail-biting moments.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Contraband, while often grungy and far-fetched, does keep you watching. And in...

  • 70
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    It's a genre film, not great art, though there's a good joke about art - a...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    I don't know that a lot of Contraband makes sense. But I'm not sure that it has...

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