Contraband

Kurt Wimmer’s “Contraband” pivots on Chris Farraday’s reluctant return to his former life as a smuggler to save his sister’s marriage and clear her husband’s debt to a ruthless drug lord. The film tightropes between high-stakes heists and familial duty, its tense narrative unfolding through a web of betrayals and narrow escapes. With a relentless pace and a protagonist who must navigate the treacherous waters of the underworld, “Contraband” is a sleek, no-frills thriller that underscores the moral compromises made in the name of family.