Crank: High Voltage

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Crank: High Voltage

R

2009

1h 37m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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After surviving an incredible plunge to near-certain death, Chev Chelios is abducted by Chinese mobsters. Waking up three months later, Chev finds that his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated device that requires regular jolts of electricity, or it will fail. Chev escapes from his captors, reunites with his lover, Eve, and sets out on a frantic chase through Los Angeles to get his real heart back.

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Critics Consensus

Crank: High Voltage delivers on its promises: a fast-paced, exciting thrill ride that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

11/17/2011

3/6

[T]he best use of REO Speedwagon since Smiley Face.

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Rob Nelson

Variety

09/01/2009

Yet another D.O.A. for the ADD era.

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

04/20/2009

In Crank: High Voltage, Statham just looks miserable, as if appearing in this lousy picture just sucked all the heart right out of him.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

12/01/2023

1.5/4

The basic scenario has limitless potential, enough to where I can understand why someone might find it exciting in concept alone. But the filmmakers are too concerned with incorporating action and sleaze to bother themselves with telling a good story.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/22/2022

A

Neveldine/Taylor destroy cinema and manhandle it brutally into spastic life in two short strokes.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/28/2020

8/10

Tops its predecessor in every method of excessive vulgarity.

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Cedrik N

@Cedrik.N 4d

Absolutely rotten. Probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Wierd story. Had some laughs. But mostly about how bad it was. Can't recommend at all!

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g J

@g.username May 4

A Dadaist masterpiece that holds similar appeal to the film Freddy Got Fingered, although in an action context. Embraces exploitation shlock far more earnestly and authentically than Robert Rodriguez or Rob Zombie ever managed to.

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acsdoug D

@acsdoug Mar 8

There are lots of boobs, which is always nice, but there is no other reason to watch this mess of a movie. All style, no substance.

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Manuel P

@RT29331666 Feb 8

The only good thing about this film is the music by Mike Patton

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 06/05/2025

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e o filme tem cenas sem sentido e com um final ruim.

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Daniel C. M

@RT91944882 01/13/2025

Extremely fast paced and action packed psychodelic movie that really feels like a (very effective) parody of the state of modern entertainment 2: High Voltage.

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Synopsis

After surviving an incredible plunge to near-certain death, Chev Chelios is abducted by Chinese mobsters. Waking up three months later, Chev finds that his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated device that requires regular jolts of electricity, or it will fail. Chev escapes from his captors, reunites with his lover, Eve, and sets out on a frantic chase through Los Angeles to get his real heart back.

Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Skip Williamson
Screenwriter: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, RadicalMedia, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Graphic Sexual Content|Crude Sexual Content|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.6M
Runtime: 1h 37m