Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, an 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. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash...

Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, an 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. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash...

Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he can t deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay him but the he threatens Chris family if he doesn t deliver. So he gets on a freighter destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris family. When Chris learns of this he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash.

Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, an 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. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash...