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Contraband

Released Jul 23, 1982 1h 35m Mystery & Thriller List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A French smuggler tries to wipe out his Italian competition.

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Walter Chaw Film Freak Central It's not saying much to say that it might be Fulci's best-directed picture. Rated: 2/4 Sep 30, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew D Once again Fulci goes for broke in the most bloodthirsty gangster flick I think I've ever seen! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/21/21 Full Review Audience Member Fulci tries hard to make this film something different, but - despite his trademark graphic violence - it's nothing special. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Godfatherish flavoring but the lack of class actors showed.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member just ok kinda cheesy & dated Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A fairly mundane Naples-set smuggling drama is given a Fulci make-over, with the consequent blood-splatter, face-melting gore that his viewers have rightfully come to expect. It's not quite OTT enough to take the genre into another realm, but it does give a certain tension to the action sequences, and even though most of "Contraband" is pretty forgettable, there are a few stand-out moments of sheer weirdness (in no small part thanks to the useless dubbing) that guarantee that this won't bore. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Something a bit different by Lucio Fulci as he dives into gangster territory with this tale of feuding smuggler gangs in Naples. The story is fairly straight-forward but it's worth watching for fans of ultraviolence and sleaze as this one notches up a high amount of bloody carnage, a bit of nudity and an unpleasant little rape scene. It's all nicely paced and never boring but it's far from the likes of The Godfather. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A French smuggler tries to wipe out his Italian competition.
Director
Lucio Fulci
Production Co
CMR International
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1982, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2015
Runtime
1h 35m
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