The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
2,278 audience votes
Key crew
- Baltasar KormákurDirector
- Aaron GuzikowskiScreenplay
- Clinton ShorterOriginal Music Composer
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
Stills
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Themes
drug smugglingsmuggling (contraband)brother-in-lawalarm systemcustomscounterfeit moneyfamily mandrug runnercontainer shipcriminalsowe money to criminalsconnections