Transporter 3

"This time, the rules are the same. Except one."

2008 1h 44m EN

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6.2

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40%

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6.1

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 3,810🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes●51Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 184,820

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

“This time, the rules are the same. Except one.”

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Cast

Jason Statham
Frank Martin
Natalya Rudakova
Valentina Vasilev
François Berléand
Inspector Tarconi
Robert Knepper
Johnson
Jeroen Krabbé
Leonid Vasilev
Alex Kobold
Leonid's Aide
David Atrakchi
Malcom Manville
Yann Sundberg
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson
Languages: English, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Hungarian
Countries: France, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Hungarian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Transporter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Megaton, shot by Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Azaria. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carlo Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Megaton directs. Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci behind the camera. Alexandre Azaria scores. Carlo Rizzo cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Hungarian.
4International production across 2 countries: France, United States of America.
5Part of the "The Transporter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Olivier Megaton, shot by Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Alexandre Azaria. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Carlo Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jason Statham and Natalya Rudakova and François Berléand carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "This time, the rules are the same. Except one.".
11IMDB entry: tt1129442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "martial arts", "police", "killing", "detective".