Contraband

Release date: 2012-01-12
Votes: 2146
Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime
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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