What age rating is Contraband?

In Spain, Contraband is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does Contraband come out in Spain?

Contraband opens in Spanish theaters on March 16, 2012.

How much did Contraband gross?

Contraband grossed $96.3M worldwide on a budget of $25.0M.

What is Contraband based on?

Contraband is based on Reykjavík-Rotterdam.

Where was Contraband filmed?

Contraband was filmed in New Orleans and Panama.

Contraband

Name: Contraband
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2012-01-12
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas

2012

Become a fan of its genres:

6.3/10

Release Date

12/01/2012

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

50%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

64%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

51%

How far would you go to protect your family?

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Mark Wahlberg, the film follows Chris Farraday, a former smuggler who leads a peaceful life in New Orleans with his wife, Kate, and their two children. Far from the world he left behind, he enjoys a calm, uneventful family routine. That calm is shattered when the couple discovers that Andy, Kate's brother, has gotten involved in drug trafficking. During a surprise inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Andy dumps the cargo into the Mississippi River, and the consequences begin to fall on the whole family. Chris realizes the problem is no longer just his brother-in-law's, and that his past may come back to claim him.

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Facts about Contraband

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseMarch 16, 2012

DVD and Blu-rayJuly 11, 2012

Worldwide premiereJanuary 12, 2012

Runtime1 h 49 min

Original languageEnglish

CountriesIceland, United States

Production companiesUniversal Pictures, Relativity Media, Working Title

Budget$25.0M

Worldwide box office$96.3M

Return on investmentx3.9 Box office hit

Based onReykjavík-Rotterdam

Trailer views1.2 M

More ratings

2.8/5Letterboxd66/100Trakt6.1/10Metacritic (público)2.0/4Roger Ebert

Contraband Cast

Mark WahlbergChris Farraday

Kate BeckinsaleKate Farraday

Ben FosterSebastian Abney

Giovanni RibisiTim Briggs

Lukas HaasDanny Raymer

Caleb Landry JonesAndy

Diego LunaGonzalo

J.K. SimmonsCaptain Camp

David O'HaraJim Church

William LuckingBud Farraday

Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonOlaf

Robert WahlbergJohn Bryce

Jason MitchellWalter

Paul LeBlancCBP Official

Michael J. TaylorBand Member - Vocals

John Russ BroussardBand Member - Washboard

Mike Broussard, Jr.Band Member - Saxophone

Arthur ThomasBand Member - Drums

Amber GaiennieDanny's Bride

Kent Jude BernardTommy Raymer

Andrew AutinBand Member - Guitar

Beau St. PierreBand Member - Trumpet

Ashton McGeeBand Member - Trombone

Telissa LongBand Member - Vocals

Norman E. Landeche IVBand Member - Piano

Anthony ColemanMarcus

Jackson BealsDesmond

Allan MaxwellBand Member - Bass

Jaqueline FlemingJeanie

Connor HillMichael

Bryce McDanielEddie

John WilmotHouse Owner

Dane RhodesAA Guy

Juliette EnrightSadie

Ritchie MontgomerySebastian's Cousin

Viktor HernandezEdwin

Shannon HandInterviewer

J. Omar CastroBenito

Michael L. NesbittChief Mate

Jack LandrySecond Mate

Lucky JohnsonTarik

Carlos CompeanPort Pilot

Kirk BovillCrew Member

Rose BiancoSuperintendent

Brian NguyenTaxi Driver

Roland RuizKid

Ian CasselberryKinkos

Victor LopezSkinny Kid

Laura IglesiasRosa

Eddie FiolaArmored Truck Driver

Max DanielsArmored Truck Driver

Joshua TeixidorBoss

Randy AustinDeckhand

Anthony Michael FrederickCBP Officer

Michael BeasleyDavis

Turner CrumbleyLaird

Lance E. NicholsCBP Agent

Anthony "Ace" ThomasConstruction Worker

Eric WeinsteinTrucker

Cecil BrownAuctioneer

Joseph BlackstoneCar Buyer (uncredited)

Nic ChristieLongshoreman (uncredited)

Ryan HebertConstruction Supervisor (uncredited)

Desiree LedetSecretary (uncredited)

Austin NaultyGonzalo's Muscle (uncredited)

Tracy OliverContraband Officer with Dog (uncredited)

Gustavo I. OrtizPanamanian (uncredited)

Errol SuleymanEngineer (uncredited)

Deneen TylerDetective (uncredited)

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Cast of Contraband by the numbers

41average cast age in years

2years of age gap between the leads

18%women in the cast

21%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Caleb Landry Jones, age 22 at release. The oldest: William Lucking, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Mark Wahlberg40 years old
Kate Beckinsale38 years old
Ben Foster31 years old
Giovanni Ribisi37 years old
Lukas Haas35 years old
Caleb Landry Jones22 years old
Diego Luna32 years old
J.K. Simmons57 years old
David O'Hara46 years old
William Lucking70 years old

Cast heights

1.90 mÓlafur Darri Ólafsson
1.81 mCaleb Landry Jones
1.80 mJ.K. Simmons
1.79 mLukas Haas
1.78 mDavid O’Hara
1.75 mDiego Luna
1.73 mBen Foster
1.73 mMark Wahlberg

Cast nationalities

United States 6United Kingdom 2Mexico 1

Crew

AddressBaltasar Kormákur
WritingAaron Guzikowski
MusicClinton Shorter
PhotographyBarry Ackroyd
EditingElísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Production designTony Fanning
Costume designJenny Eagan
CastingSheila Jaffe, Tracy Kilpatrick
Visual effectsDadi Einarsson, Aron Hjartarson
ProductionTim Bevan, Baltasar Kormákur, Eric Fellner, Mark Wahlberg

Trivia about Contraband

It is a remake of Reykjavík-Rotterdam, a film in which director Baltasar Kormákur also starred.

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 50% approval rating based on 163 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10.

Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A−" on a scale from A+ to F.

In 2021, Mill Creek Entertainment released a double Blu-ray featuring Contraband and Fear, another Universal film in which Mark Wahlberg also appeared.

Principal photography began on January 13, 2011 and took place in New Orleans and Panama City; for some scenes set in Panama, a set was built from scratch.

The movie grossed 96,262,212 dollars worldwide, including 66,528,000 dollars in the United States and Canada.

A car chase scene was filmed beneath the overpasses of Interstate 10 on Poydras Street in New Orleans.

Filming included a scene with the explosion of a boat captured in the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

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