Trailer
Summary
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 57Audiences 69GoodWatch 63
Metascore57
User score7.1
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 172 K ratings3.3/5
Box office
3.6×its budget
- Budget
- $12 M
- Worldwide
- $43 M
Worldwide it earned $31 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most action movies, −20 min on the typical 108
typical 10888Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+21Released
2006
August 31, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishKoreanMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 43 more57 people
- Jason StathamChev
- Amy SmartEve
- Jose Pablo CantilloVerona
- Efren RamirezKaylo
- Dwight YoakamDoc Miles
- Carlos SanzCarlito
- Reno WilsonOrlando
- Edi GathegiHaitian Cabbie
Glenn HowertonHospital Doctor- JXJay XcalaAlex
Keone YoungDon Kim
Valarie Rae MillerChocolate
Yousuf AzamiArab Cabbie
Laurent SchwaarMan in Garage
David BrownSin City Brother
Dorian KingiConvenience Store Clerk
Med AbrousVerona Crew #1
Daniel StevensVerona Crew #2
Wally LozanoVerona Crew #3- DTDavid T. GreenHightower
- ELEve LosethRestaurant Waitress
Allen BloomfieldPharmacy Man- SMStephanie MacePharmacist
Chester BenningtonPharmacy Stoner
Directing · 7
- Brian Taylor Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator
- Mark Neveldine Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator
- Yor-El Francis Second Second Assistant Director
- William Paul Clark First Assistant Director
- Scott Peterson Script Supervisor
- Velvet Andrews-Smith Second Assistant Director
Production · 30
- Eric Reid Executive Producer
- Peter Block Executive Producer
- Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
- David Scott Rubin Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Gary Lucchesi Producer
- Tom Rosenberg Producer
Camera · 21
- Adam Biddle Director of Photography
- Geoffrey Haley Steadicam Operator
- Hans Bjerno Aerial Director of Photography
- Jamie Felz Assistant Camera
- Steve Koster Aerial Director of Photography
- Ronald Batzdorff Still Photographer
Editing · 5
- Brian Berdan Editor
- Chris Regan Color Timer
- Jackson Yu First Assistant Editor
- David Cole Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Bill Missett Online Editor
Sound · 26
- Paul Haslinger Original Music Composer
- Eric Lindemann Sound Designer
- Mark Larry Supervising Sound Editor
- Bill R. Dean Sound Effects Editor
- Chris Navarro ADR Recordist
- Vince Nicastro Foley Artist
Art · 26
- Jerry Fleming Production Design
- Guillaume DeLouche Property Master, Weapons Master
- Larry J. White II Leadman
- Chris Cornwell Art Direction
- Mark Kelly Assistant Property Master
- Mark Moretti Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Christopher Lawrence Costume Design
- Elisabeth Fry Makeup Department Head
- Candy L. Walken Additional Hairstylist
- Kenneth Walker Hair Department Head
- Janet Ingram Costume Supervisor
- Rosie Duprat Fort Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 9
- Travis Baumann Digital Compositor, Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Designer
- Matt Kutcher Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects
- James McQuaide Visual Effects Producer
- Vicki Galloway Weimer Visual Effects Producer
- Thomas Tannenberger Digital Compositor
- Ramy Katrib Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 10
- Henry Coccetti Chief Lighting Technician
- Barry Gross Lighting Technician
- Keith Morgan Rigging Gaffer
- Trish Herremans Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Patrick Brennan Electrician
- Joseph M. Lyons Lighting Technician
Other crew · 105
- Darrin Prescott Stunt Coordinator
- Sam Witwer Stunts
- Noel Gugliemi Stunts
- Anthony Molinari Stunts
- Freddie Hice Stunts
- Eddie J. Fernandez Stunts
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