# Contraband (2012)

> A reformed smuggler boards a freighter for Panama when a drug dealer threatens his family and demands one final, perilous score.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54721

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime
- Director: Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Caleb Landry Jones, Diego Luna, J.K. Simmons
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524137/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, propulsive, gritty, action movie night, crime thriller marathon

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