Contraband

Contraband

What would you hide to protect your family?

2012•1h 49m•6.3/10

ThrillerActionDramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(2K)

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.

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Production

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, BlueEyes Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Closest to the Hole Productions, Farraday Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

John Bryce

Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell

Walter

Paul LeBlanc

CBP Official

Michael J. Taylor

Band Member - Vocals

John Russ Broussard

Band Member - Washboard

Mike Broussard, Jr.

Band Member - Saxophone

Arthur Thomas

Band Member - Drums

Amber Gaiennie

Amber Gaiennie

Danny's Bride

Kent Jude Bernard

Kent Jude Bernard

Tommy Raymer

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