5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Contraband (2012)
Contraband (2012)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's solution to its central conflict champions individual responsibility and self-reliance in protecting one's family, often operating outside traditional legal structures, which aligns with right-leaning values.
The film features a predominantly white main cast in traditional roles, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist and does not include any critical portrayals of traditional identities or strong, explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Contraband is an action-thriller centered on a former smuggler's return to crime to protect his family. The narrative focuses on heist planning, double-crosses, and high-stakes action. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's plot or character arcs.
The film "Contraband" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a former smuggler's return to crime to protect his family, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. The primary female character, Kate Farraday, is depicted as a victim of threats and violence, not a combatant.
The 2012 film "Contraband" is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film "Reykjavík-Rotterdam." All significant characters in the remake maintain the same gender as their counterparts in the original source material, with no instances of gender swapping.
Contraband (2012) is a remake of the Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008). While some characters' nationalities and ethnicities shifted (e.g., an implicitly white Icelandic character becoming a Panamanian character played by a Mexican actor), these changes do not constitute a race swap under the provided definition, as the broader racial category (white) can be considered unchanged.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
5.0
5.1
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