Transporter 2

Name: Transporter 2
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2005-08-03
Cast: Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Alessandro Gassmann, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine

2005 | 88 min | Action, Thriller, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (52% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 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. If you loved Scarface, start here.
The mood: Tense, gritty.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.

Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
52% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
Box office & staying powerSolid
$89 million worldwide on a $32 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 132K people sought it out in the past year