Crank: High Voltage
Seen it?2009 | 96 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (64% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
64% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$35 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 190K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
- Jason StathamChev Chelios
- Amy SmartEve
- Dwight YoakamDoc Miles
- Efren RamirezVenus
- Julanne Chidi HillDark Chocolate
- Jose Pablo CantilloRicky Verona
- Reno WilsonOrlando
- Keone YoungDon Kim
- Art HsuJohnny Vang
- J. J. SoriaChico