Contraband

Contraband

What would you hide to protect your family?

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Release Date

1/12/2012

Runtime

109 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$96,262,212

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A tightly wound crime thriller where a man's attempt to save his family by returning to his criminal past spirals into an increasingly dangerous game with no good options. It's a high-stakes hustle that prioritizes momentum and tension over moral complexity.

Mood

TenseDefiantBleak

Themes

FamilyRedemptionSurvivalCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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