The Transporter (2002)

The Transporter rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 337K votes

Rotten Tomatoes53%

Metacritic51%

TMDb6.724/10· 6K votes

With 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Transporter

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

Cast of The Transporter

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  Jason Statham

  as Frank Martin

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  Shu Qi

  as Lai

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  François Berléand

  as Tarconi

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  Matt Schulze

  as Wall Street

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  Ric Young

  as Mr Kwai

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  Doug Rand

  as Leader

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  Didier Saint Melin

  as Boss

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  Tonio Descanvelle

  as Thug 1

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  Laurent Desponds

  as Thug 2

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  Matthieu Albertini

  as Thug 3

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  Vincent Nemeth

  as Pilot

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  Jean-Yves Bilien

  as Little Thug

The Transporter facts

Budget

$21M

Box office

$43.9M

Collection

The Transporter Collection

Our take on The Transporter

Corey Yuen's 2002 action thriller introduces Frank Martin, a former Special Forces officer who now delivers any package for the right price, no questions asked—a discretion that keeps him in demand. When he realises one shipment is a living woman, Lai, being smuggled into France by a shady American businessman, his ironclad rules collapse and a dangerous chain of events begins, with a French detective closing in on his own illegal trade. Yuen builds the film around precise, kinetic combat and a cool, disciplined hero forced off his neutral ground. It suits viewers who want tight, physical action with a clear code at its centre. Fast, muscular and efficiently thrilling.