| Torque | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Kahn |
| Written by | Matt Johnson |
| Produced by | Brad Luff Neal H. Moritz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Peter Levy |
| Edited by | David Blackburn Howard E. Smith |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million[1] |
| Box office | $46.5 million[1] |
Torque is a 2004 American action film directed by Joseph Kahn (in his feature film directorial debut), written by Matt Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz. The film stars Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Adam Scott, Matt Schulze, Jaime Pressly, and Jay Hernandez. Biker Cary Ford (Henderson) discovers and stows away motorcycles filled with crystal meth, but gangster Henry James (Schulze) has plans to recover his drugs. James frames Ford for the murder of Junior (Starr), the brother of Trey (Cube), who heads the Reapers, a biker gang. Ford goes on the run in an attempt to clear his name, while the FBI and multiple groups of motorcycle-mounted marauders chase after him.
Torque was theatrically released on January 16, 2004 in the United States. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $46.5 million worldwide against production budget of $40 million, and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with common criticisms regarding the performances, writing and direction, though the action sequences were singled out for praise. It was nominated for several Taurus Awards for its stunts.