Crank

Aug 31, 2006

1h 28m

★ 6.6

There are a thousand ways to raise your adrenaline. Today, Chev Chelios will need every single one.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Lakeshore Entertainment

RadicalMedia

GreeneStreet Films

Lionsgate

Crank Trailers

Cast

Chev Chelios

Jason Statham

Eve

Amy Smart

Ricky Verona

Jose Pablo Cantillo

Kaylo

Efren Ramirez

Doc Miles

Dwight Yoakam

Carlito

Carlos Sanz

Orlando

Reno Wilson

Haitian Cabbie

Edi Gathegi

Doctor

Glenn Howerton

Alex

Jay Xcala

Don Kim

Keone Young

Chocolate

Valarie Rae Miller

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5.6

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6.5

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4.1

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7.0

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7.2

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7.0

Pusher

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6.4

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6.3

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5.8

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5.0

Cutaway

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3.6

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5.7

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5.8

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6.6

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6.8

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