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The Transporter

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Jason Statham in The Transporter (2002)
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Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
302K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,319
223
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    • Directors
      • Louis Leterrier
      • Corey Yuen
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • Stars
      • Jason Statham
      • Shu Qi
      • Matt Schulze
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Louis Leterrier
      • Corey Yuen
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • Stars
      • Jason Statham
      • Shu Qi
      • Matt Schulze
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 506User reviews
    • 175Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore

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    Jason Statham
    Jason Statham
    • Frank Martin
    Shu Qi
    Shu Qi
    • Lai
    Matt Schulze
    Matt Schulze
    • Wall Street
    François Berléand
    François Berléand
    • Inspector Tarconi
    Ric Young
    Ric Young
    • Mr. Kwai
    Doug Rand
    Doug Rand
    • Leader
    Didier Saint Melin
    • Boss
    Tonio Descanvelle
    • Thug 1
    Laurent Desponds
    • Thug 2
    Matthieu Albertini
    • Thug 3
    Vincent Nemeth
    Vincent Nemeth
    • Pilot
    Jean-Yves Bilien
    • Little Thug
    Jean-Marie Paris
    • Giant Thug
    Adrian Dearnell
    • Newscaster
    Alfred Lot
    • Cop 1
    Audrey Hamm
    • Secretary
    Sebastien Migneau
    • Wheel Man
    Laurent Jumeaucourt
    • Young Thug
    • Directors
      • Louis Leterrier
      • Corey Yuen
    • Writers
      • Luc Besson
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Lai is flipping through the pictures at Frank's house, the photo of the little boy with the monkey really is Jason Statham.
    • Goofs
      Lai is tied to a chair (hands and feet). She is able to get to the car by tiptoeing. How does she then open the door, drag herself and the chair into the car and close the door behind her? Not to mention the fact that someone as careful as Frank steals the car without noticing a woman tied to an office chair in the back seat.
    • Quotes

      Frank Martin: Rule #1. Never change the deal.

    • Alternate versions
      Japanese two-disc DVD set features a full bitrate DTS 6.1 sound mix, and restores the bus fight and motorway fights in full.
    • Connections
      Featured in Knoc-Turn'Al Feat. Samuel Christian: Muzik (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Case
      (D.J. Pone & Drixxxe)

      Performed by D.J. Pone & Drixxxe

      Recorded and Mixed at Digital Factory by Bruno Fourrier

      Assisted by Fabrice Sauré (as Fabrice Saure)

      ©EuropaCorp. (SACEM) / Eastory / B.M.G. Publishing (SACEM)

      (p)2002 EuropaCorp.

    User reviews506

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    Hamlet it ain't but of its - very limited kind - better than many
    Films such as Transporter (and, I should imagine, Transporter 2 and Transporter 3 unless there has been a dramatic change of heart by their producers) highlight one of the dilemmas of IMDBs user ratings system. All the films I come across here have, without exception, been given the 8/10 and 9/10 ratings which only the truly devoted award. And each of of those films has also earned the very pitiful 1/10 and 2/10 ratings.

    On the one hand, praise such as 'awesome, dude, truly awesome' and 'real genius, dude, this is the real sh*t' are bandied about like beer at a truckers convention, on the other those same films get also '90 minutes out of my life I'll NEVER get back!!!', 'this SUCKED big time, man!!!' and 'this would get 0/10 if the system allowed it' from other, less enchanted viewers. All that is only to be expected and - cliché alert - wouldn't the world be a duller place if we all thought the same. But what do you do when you see a well-made, entertaining piece of complete schlock which stands head and shoulders about its peer films and then a well-made, very moving and thoughtful film which is unlike the schlock as cheese is to chalk? In all honesty there can be no comparison, yet both deserve a high rating.

    Of its kind, Transporter does stand out. But it does so without characterisations and plot entirely. What vague storyline there is simply the help the hero, in this case Jason Statham, roar from one fight to the next. In in Transporter's case it works. Why, I have no idea. Certainly, the producers hired good talent, not least Luc Besson who has latterly made this kind of film his stock in trade. A great deal about this film boasts 'class', except, it has to be said, the film itself. But the point is it doesn't matter. You don't go to your neighbourhood hamburger joint and expect haut cuisine and you would be thought of as dim-witted if you then criticised the joint for not reaching haut cuisine standards.

    So those who like this kind of thing, the Transporter movie will get their money's worth and then some. And it would be futile, not to say ineffably silly, to criticise Transporter for being utterly and ludicrously over the top. Because, of course, it is meant to be utterly and ludicrously over the top. It succeeds and stands out for several reasons. One is Jason Statham, the Transporter. I like Jason. I have now seen him in three films and I'm on his side. If Jason gets through his day job by not taking it seriously, he doesn't show it. But nor does he give the impression of believing himself to be 'an artist'. He has a certain quality about him which, if not unique, is rare. He knows what he can do and, presumably, what he can't do, and doesn't pretend. With Jason you feel what you see is what you get. And I like that. I could, of course, be completely wrong, but somehow I don't think so, and it is that certain honesty which comes across on camera and helps to raise what is at heart pretty mediocre material rather higher. Jason gives value for money. If Jason flipped hamburgers, you could be pretty sure they would be stand-out, top-dollar hamburgers. And it is that quality which carries the film as far as I am concerned.

    In another's hands the role he takes would go bear-shaped quite soon (although that is not to say there aren't other men about with the same quality as Jason. There are other 'hard men' out their - Vin Diesel and Steven Seagal, although I haven't seen a film by either - but I doubt whether any of the others would carry it off as Jason does. So there you have it: Transporter is not The Merchant Of Venice, On Golden Pond, ET, Schindler's List, The Godfather or any of the other films which get consistently good ratings. It is just another macho piece of b******s. The important difference is that, of its kind, it is rather more impressive (in that way rather like anther Luc Besson scripted film, District 13). Hence my high rating.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Transporter
    • Filming locations
      • Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • TF1 Films Production
      • Current Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $21,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,296,447
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,107,816
      • Oct 13, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $43,928,932
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES(original version)
      • Dolby Digital EX(original version)
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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