Directed by:
Baltasar KormákurCinematography:
Barry AckroydComposer:
Clinton ShorterCast:
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Robert Wahlberg, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (more)Plots(1)
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a white-knuckle action-thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind and the family he'll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling - full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs-where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best-running contraband-to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Mark Wahlberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/297/163297470_13fd7c.png)
Mark Wahlberg
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
![Kate Beckinsale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267649_112a5a.jpg)
Kate Beckinsale
UK
Best movies:
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999) (video compilation)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
One Against the Wind (1991) (TV movie)
![Ben Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247415_2d49ec.jpg)
Ben Foster
USA
Best movies:
Phone Booth (2002)
A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) (theatrical recording)
Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2002) (TV movie)
![Giovanni Ribisi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267571_83a3a1.jpg)
Giovanni Ribisi
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Avatar (2009)
![Diego Luna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/009/169009152_81fwuo.jpg)
Diego Luna
Mexico
Best movies:
Frida (2002)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
The Terminal (2004)
![Caleb Landry Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730773_2b0e97.jpg)
Caleb Landry Jones
USA
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Lukas Haas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271558_8d4f0b.jpg)
Lukas Haas
USA
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
The Revenant (2015)
Babylon (2022)
![J.K. Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437911_7e0108.jpg)
J.K. Simmons
USA
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Whiplash (2014)
![Robert Wahlberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402372_db687d.jpg)
Robert Wahlberg
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Mystic River (2003)
![Ólafur Darri Ólafsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401465_a1def7.jpg)
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
USA
Best movies:
Quarry (2016) (series)
Beautiful Beings (2022)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
![David O'Hara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277276_3ee8d3.jpg)
David O'Hara
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The Departed (2006)
![William Lucking](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533944_4dc550.jpg)
William Lucking
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
![Lucky Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802493_821c56.jpg)
Lucky Johnson
Best movies:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
2 Guns (2013)
Contraband (2012)
![Dane Rhodes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886533_24a1a6.jpg)
Dane Rhodes
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Green Book (2018)
Trumbo (2015)
![Connor Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099035_a6a797.jpg)
Connor Hill
Best movies:
Front of the Class (2008) (TV movie)
Contraband (2012)
Living Proof (2008) (TV movie)
![Jason Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011816_2b9742.jpg)
Jason Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Mudbound (2017)
Detroit (2017)
![Ritchie Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/369/159369291_7dba88.jpg)
Ritchie Montgomery
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Quarry (2016) (series)
Jackson Beals
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
Trial by Fire (2018)
The Collector (2009)
![Michael Beasley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180594_26925e.jpg)
Michael Beasley
USA
Best movies:
The Accountant (2016)
The Great Debaters (2007)
American Reunion (2012)
![Lance E. Nichols](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/068/160068792_611c41.jpg)
Lance E. Nichols
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
A Vow to Cherish (1999) (TV movie)