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Name: Crank
Director: Brian Taylor
Genre: action, crime, thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 6.9

Crank has an iRankMovies score of 64.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Crank (2006)

There are a thousand ways to raise your adrenaline. Today, Chev Chelios will need every single one.

Release:2006

Runtime:1h 28m

Country:United States

Director:Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine

Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeThriller

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Keywords

AssassinHelicopterHitmanPoisonFistfightSwimming PoolrevengeShootout

iRank64

Crank rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 276K votes

Rotten Tomatoes62%

Metacritic57%

TMDb6.655/10· 4K votes

With 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 57/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Crank

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

Cast of Crank

Jason Statham
as Chev
Amy Smart
as Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo
as Verona
Efren Ramirez
as Kaylo
Dwight Yoakam
as Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz
as Carlito
Reno Wilson
as Orlando
Edi Gathegi
as Haitian Cabbie
Glenn Howerton
as Hospital Doctor
J
Jay Xcala
as Alex
Keone Young
as Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller
as Chocolate

Crank facts

Budget: $12M
Box office: $42.9M
Collection: Crank Collection

Our take on Crank

Brian Taylor's 2006 action thriller runs on a lethal gimmick: hitman Chev Chelios, hoping to go straight, lets a target escape and wakes to news that he has been poisoned, with roughly an hour to live unless he keeps his adrenaline surging while hunting for an antidote. That ticking-clock conceit fuels a relentless, over-the-top race through the city, built for pure kinetic momentum rather than nuance. It suits viewers who want fast, brash, unapologetically extreme action and don't mind crude, chaotic energy. If you're after a breakneck ride that never slows down, Crank delivers exactly that. Come for the propulsive pace and outrageous stunts, not for restraint or subtlety.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Absurdist premise creates refreshingly unique high-octane action framework
•Aggressive kinetic energy sustains viewer engagement through outlandish scenarios
•Assassin protagonist motivations provide character-driven thriller stakes

What the audience disliked

•Excessive stylistic flourishes occasionally undermine narrative coherence completely
•Defibrillation plot device strains believability despite action movie conventions

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