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Skin Trade
Thriller · Action · Drama · 2014
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Movie details
Skin Trade
“Two Cops. One Mission. No Mercy.”
2014 Thriller · Action · Drama 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Skin Trade?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ekachai Uekrongtham
Written by
Gabriel Dowrick · Dolph Lundgren · John Hyams
Dolph Lundgren
Nick Cassidy
Tony Jaa
Tony Vitayakul
Ron Perlman
Viktor Dragovic
Celina Jade
Min
Michael Jai White
Reed
Peter Weller
Costello
Conan Stevens
Igor
Court is in session
Put Skin Trade on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.