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Cradle 2 the Grave

Cradle 2 the Grave

6,1 /10 (1,049 Votes)
2003 EN 101 min

Overview

Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.

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Release date

28/02/2003

Votes

1,049

Popularity

7.7

Born 2 the life. True 2 the code. Bad 2 the bone.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

101 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$56,500,000

Jet Li

Jet Li

Su

DMX

DMX

Anthony Fait

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Daria

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Tommy

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Archie

Paige Hurd

Paige Hurd

Vanessa

Mark Dacascos

Mark Dacascos

Yao Ling

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Sona

No photo

Sean Cory

Willy Chickens

Michael Jace

Michael Jace

Odion

Drag-On

Drag-On

Miles

No photo

Paolo Seganti

Christophe

Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan

Laser Tech

Woon Young Park

Woon Young Park

Bald Enforcer

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Johnny Tri Nguyen

Ling's Hitman

Marcus Young

Marcus Young

Ling's Hitman

Stephen Quadros

Stephen Quadros

Prison Guard Vogel

Gwen McGee

Gwen McGee

Subway Driver

Roxana Brusso

Roxana Brusso

Vanessa's Nanny

Maximilian A. Mastrangelo

Maximilian A. Mastrangelo

Archie's Worker

Lester Speight

Lester Speight

Chambers's Club Doorman

Paolo Mastropietro

Paolo Mastropietro

Fight Club Doorman

Martin Klebba

Martin Klebba

Fight Announcer

Tim Storms

Tim Storms

Referee

Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Fighter

Hector Echavarria

Hector Echavarria

Ultimate Fighter

Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz

Ultimate Fighter

Tom McCleister

Tom McCleister

Fight Club Fan

Wiley M. Pickett

Wiley M. Pickett

Police Officer

Andre Ware

Andre Ware

Pinky Ring Man

Larry Joshua

Larry Joshua

Cop in Vault

Chic Daniel

Chic Daniel

SWAT Cop

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Visiting Expert

Doug Spearman

Doug Spearman

African Buyer

Hani Al Naimi

Hani Al Naimi

Egyptian Buyer

Julie du Page

Julie du Page

French Buyer

Peter J. Lucas

Peter J. Lucas

Russian Buyer

Hari Dhillon

Hari Dhillon

Pakistani Buyer

No photo

Richard Trapp

Douglas

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

"Jump" Chambers

Michael Cunio

Michael Cunio

Motocross Driver (uncredited)

No photo

Arnold Chon

Cage Fighter (uncredited)

Chuck Liddell

Chuck Liddell

Cage Fighter (uncredited)

No photo

Mark Hicks

Cage Fighter (uncredited)

Garrett Warren

Garrett Warren

Cage Fighter (uncredited)

Lisa Jammal

Lisa Jammal

Cocktail Server (uncredited)

William L. Johnson

William L. Johnson

Black Diamond Carrier Armored Driver (uncredited)

Nikki Martin

Nikki Martin

Ring Girl (uncredited)

No photo

Ungenita Prevost

Ring Girl (uncredited)

Natasha Yi

Natasha Yi

Club Girl (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-06-15

⭐ 4

High on action, low on grey matter. I guess when push comes to shove it’s an action film that delivers the requisite supply of biff, bam and kerpow action sequences. Yet even allowing for the old “leave the brain at the door” requirement for such action comic malarkey, the script is too poor, the acting equally so, while the choreography is weak. The latter of which a big misstep when you have Jet Li and Mark Dacascos fronting the good guy/bad guy axis of the story. Plot pitches Li’s ass kicking detective with DMX’s urban thief together as an unlikely buddy buddy combo trailing missing d…

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r96sk

r96sk

2020-09-08

⭐ 7

Extremely dumb, but <em>'Cradle 2 the Grave'</em> actually did entertain me. The humour and cast are the strongest parts to this film, it made me laugh a couple of times to be fair. Jet Li (Su) and DMX (Anthony) are the two leads, they aren't all that memorable in truth but at least do have a few good scenes. The main ones I'll remember are in fact two bit part roles in Anthony Anderson (Tommy) and Tom Arnold (Archie). Those two kept things comedic which worked well. Chi McBride is also solid as Chambers, who should've been the main villain in my opinion. The premise is borderline rubbis…

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JPRetana

2026-06-08

Cradle 2 the Grave is one of those action thrillers that thinks stealing is a morally superior, victimless crime — if by “victims” we understand “casualties” — as long as you steal from criminals. We’re supposed to believe that Anthony Fait (DMX) and his merry crew of diamond robbers are decent folk because they claim to target “drug dealers” and “money launderers.” The latter means we’re also tacitly asked to believe that, unless he’s a hypocrite, when Anthony sells the diamonds he steals, he takes no measures to conceal the origin of the resulting money — money which, as far as we can se…

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