Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
2003 film by Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Released
- 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Screenplay
- John O'Brien
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Music
- John Frizzell
- Cinematography
- Daryn Okada
- Starring
- Jet Li, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold, Mark Dacascos, Gabrielle Union, Chi McBride, Drag-On
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Distributor
- InterCom, Netflix, Fandango
- Set in
- Los Angeles
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.
Cast
- Jet Li
- Anthony Anderson
- Kelly Hu
- Tom Arnold
- Mark Dacascos
- Gabrielle Union
- Chi McBride
- Drag-On
- Julie du Page
- Michael Jace
- Paige Hurd
- Paolo Seganti
- Randy Couture
- Roxana Brusso
- Johnny Tri Nguyen
- Ron Yuan
- Lester Speight
- Martin Klebba
- Doug Spearman
- Hari Dhillon
- Peter J. Lucas
- Tito Ortiz
- Héctor Echavarría
- Chuck Liddell
More films directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q837536 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.