The Transporter (2002)
“Rules are made to be broken.”
Movie20021h 32mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 6,055 ratings.
Movie review: The Transporter
The Transporter is a film from 2002. It is catalogued under Action, Crime, Thriller. Its listed tagline is “Rules are made to be broken.”
Story
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.7/10 based on 6,055 votes.
Production
Release date: October 2, 2002 · Runtime: 92 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $21,000,000 · Reported revenue: $43,900,000
Official trailer
Cast
Jason Statham
Shu Qi
François Berléand
Matt Schulze
Ric Young
Doug Rand
Didier Saint Melin
Tonio Descanvelle
Laurent Desponds
Matthieu Albertini
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