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Crash

2004, Drama, 1h 52m

242 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos. Read critic reviews

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Crash Photos

Terrence Dashon Howard as Cameron Thayer in "Crash." photo 1

(L-R) Larenz Tate as Peter and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Anthony in "Crash." photo 2

Ria as Jennifer Esposito (left), and Det. Graham Waters as Don Cheadle (middle), in "Crash." photo 3

On the set of the film "Crash." photo 4

Matt Dillon as Officer Ryan in "Crash." photo 5

Ryan Phillippe as Officer Thomas Hansen in "Crash." photo 6

(L-R) Tony Danza as Fred and Terrence Dashon Howard as Cameron Thayer in "Crash." photo 7

(L-R) Terrence Dashon Howard as Cameron Thayer, Matt Dillon as Officer Ryan and Thandie Newton as Christine Thayer in "Crash." photo 8

Michael Pena as Daniel in "Crash." photo 9

Michael Pena as Daniel in "Crash." photo 10

Nona Gaye as Karen and Brendan Fraser as Rick Cabot in "Crash." photo 11

Thandie Newton as Christine Thayer in "Crash." photo 12

Thandie Newton as Christine Thayer and Matt Dillon as Officer Ryan in "Crash." photo 13

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Movie Info

Writer-director Paul Haggis interweaves several connected stories about race, class, family and gender in Los Angeles in the aftermath of 9/11. Characters include a district attorney (Brendan Fraser) and his casually prejudiced wife (Sandra Bullock), dating police detectives Graham (Don Cheadle) and Ria (Jennifer Esposito), a victimized Middle Eastern store owner and a wealthy African-American couple (Terrence Dashon Howard, Thandie Newton) humiliated by a racist traffic cop (Matt Dillon).

Rating:

R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Violence)
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Paul Haggis
Producer:

Cathy Schulman, Tom Nunan, Mark R. Harris, Don Cheadle, Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Writer:

Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Release Date (Theaters):

May 6, 2005 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 6, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$54.6M
Runtime:

1h 52m
Distributor:

Lionsgate Films
Sound Mix:

Surround
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Sandra Bullock
Jean

Don Cheadle
Graham

Matt Dillon
Officer Ryan

Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito
Ria

William Fichtner

William Fichtner
Flanagan

Brendan Fraser
Rick

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Critic Reviews for Crash

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Audience Reviews for Crash

Mar 26, 2016

While it's heart is in the right place, and it has some truly fantastic scenes, it suffers from over sentimentality and a lack of subtly that it so desperately needs. The characters are more like caricatures of specific archetypes that it feels almost comical at points, though at others it feels genuine and powerful.

Matthew M Super Reviewer
Mar 09, 2014

Fantastic! I think this won the Best Picture Oscar awhile back, and it totally deserved it. This film is just so indescribably entertaining, with great characters and storyline. Definitely check this out.

Stephen S Super Reviewer
May 22, 2013

Solidly entertaining racial soap opera melodrama.

Super Reviewer
Oct 07, 2012

Crash--or more appropriately, "2 Degrees of Separation: The World's Angriest Racists"--is a load of Oscar bait fluff. While racism is an important issue to address, so is verisimilitude in a screenplay, and Crash disservices worthy movie material. Overall, Crash proves to be a poorly constructed story with too many characters whose lives are intertwined by a series of implausibly tragic miscues, each ultimately reshaping the respective bigoted worldviews. And while Crash isn't all bad--there are some decent performances to be salvaged--it is predominantly an over-blown, pretentious piece of crap.

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