Cradle 2 the Grave
| Cradle 2 the Grave | |
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| Directed by | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Screenplay by | John O'Brien Channing Gibson |
| Story by | John O'Brien |
| Produced by | Joel Silver |
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| Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
| Edited by | Derek Brechin |
| Music by | John Frizzell Damon "Grease" Blackman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Mandarin Korean |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $56.5 million |
Cradle 2 the Grave is a 2003 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Jet Li, DMX, Gabrielle Union, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Anthony Anderson, and Tom Arnold. The film revolves around Anthony Fait (DMX), a skilled jewel thief, and Su (Li), a Taiwanese intelligence agent, as they team up together to navigate the underworld of Los Angeles to rescue the former's daughter from the ruthless crime lord Ling (Dacascos) by executing a series of heists.
It is the third of three films directed by Bartkowiak, produced by Silver, and starring DMX and Anthony Anderson that focus on martial arts-based action in an urban setting with a hip-hop soundtrack, following Romeo Must Die (2000) and Exit Wounds (2001). The three films feature many of the same cast, key crew, and locations.
The film was released in the United States on February 28, 2003. Despite receiving generally negative critic reviews, it grossed $56 million worldwide, making it a modest success.