Crash

2004
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Tragedy Crime Drama Thriller

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

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7.7/10

453K

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Won 3 Oscars
- 66 wins & 112 nominations total

Christine
(as Thandie Newton)

Karina Arroyave

Elizabeth

Dato Bakhtadze

Lucien

Art Chudabala

Ken Ho

Sean Cory Cooper

Motorcycle Cop
(as Sean Cory)

Tony Danza

Fred

Keith David

Lt. Dixon

Loretta Devine

Shaniqua

Matt Dillon

Officer Ryan

Jennifer Esposito

Ime Etuk

Georgie
(as Ime N. Etuk)

Eddie J. Fernandez

Officer Gomez
(as Eddie Fernandez)

William Fichtner

Flanagan

Howard Fong

Store Owner

Brendan Fraser

Rick

Billy Gallo

Officer Hill

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Trivia
One of the things that inspired the movie was that director Paul Haggis was carjacked himself.

Goofs
Partway through Officer Ryan's rescue of Christine from her overturned SUV, the camera ran out of film, as evidenced by film sprocket holes appearing in the frame. This is an acknowledged goof from director Paul Haggis.

Quotes
[first lines]
Graham: It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

Crazy credits
Producers gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of The Culbert Family; Members of the Actors Gym, Hollywood, California.

Alternate versions
The two-disc director's cut DVD features an additional two minutes of dialogue and footage

Connections
Featured in 'Crash' Featurette (2005)

Soundtracks
City of Angel
Written by Sungsoo Kim
Published by Nirvana Music
Performed by Sungsoo Kim
Courtesy of Cats Records

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Featured review

7/10

Clashing Crash In Devil's City

Lives, ordinary lives, vital part of a city where, I'm sure, the devil has him home. Contradictory, awful, enlightened, confused. There are so many good moments in "Crash" that I felt the need to see it again less than 24 hours later. Matt Dillon lead us through his own contradiction with the humanity of someone who knows he carries something rotten inside. The explosive dissatisfaction that permeates Sandra Bullock's life is ferociously real and the frustration of Thandie Newton's character is a first on the screen. We've never seen it quite like that and her performance will stay with me. Larenz Tate personifies both sides of the equation, the one who understands but goes against his instincts, and still there are chilling flashes of innocence in his eyes -- his performance reminded me of the wonderful "Seeds Of Tragedy" were his innocence was intact. The problem with "Crash" and it is problem is that remains a rather shallow affair. Cleverly put together but epidermic at best.