Crank

Crank

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

R 2006 · 88 min · ★ 6.7 (4K) · Action, Thriller, Crime

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.

Directed by Brian Taylor · Written by Brian Taylor

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