Crossing Over

2009, Drama, 1h 54m

110 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Crossing Over is flagrant and heavy-handed about a situation that deserves more deliberate treatment, and joins its characters with coincidences that strain believability. Read critic reviews

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Harrison Ford as Max Brogan and Alice Braga as Mireya in "Crossing Over."

Ray Liotta as Cole Frankel and Ashley Judd as Denise Frankel in "Crossing Over."

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Movie Info

As an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, Max Brogan (Harrison Ford) is a daily witness to struggles of those who try to cross U.S. borders in search of a better life. For Brogan and his associates, the impact of immigration goes beyond their jobs and defines their lives. Among many people whose lives intersect with theirs are a Mexican factory worker, a British musician and a Korean teen.

Rating:

R (Pervasive Language|Nudity|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Wayne Kramer
Producer:

Frank Marshall
Writer:

Wayne Kramer
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 27, 2009 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 9, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA):

$454.1K
Runtime:

1h 54m
Distributor:

Weinstein Co.

Cast & Crew

Harrison Ford
Max Brogan

Ray Liotta
Cole Frankel

Ashley Judd
Denise Frankel

Cliff Curtis
Hamid Baraheri

Jim Sturgess
Gavin Kossef

Alice Braga
Mireya

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Audience Reviews for Crossing Over

Sep 27, 2016

Awful attempt at installing progressive propaganda in the form of a piece of trash they call a movie, It was impossible to emphasise with any of the obnoxious characters, they don't belong in a free country.

Sylvester K Super Reviewer
Sep 09, 2011

I am going to have to thoroughly describe the viewing of this epic as : "One tough as nails pill to swallow" totally on account of all of the circumstances of where I have heard over the years about the horror stories I have heard about the border patrol in LA / Mexico on what they do. Here is a film that not only shows what the border patrol does...but shows what the imigrant goes through to get the coveted : "Green Card"...See this, it is a gripping memorable saga.

Fascade F Super Reviewer
Oct 17, 2010

Amazing film. The film reminded me of movies like Crash, Traffic, and Babel. The film has a great ensemble and everyone in the cast shines. I definitely recommend this film.

Sol C Super Reviewer
Oct 15, 2010

Earnest - perhaps TOO earnest - trying to be the <i>Crash</i> or <i>Traffic</i> over the issue of immigration. Multistory approach with intertwining threads grows tiresome with only a couple stories really standing out. Same goes for the acting, Ray Liotta's contribution notably awful and in the diner delivers the fakest laugh I've ever heard. Still, I have secondhand experience with how messed-up the issue of citizenship is and <i>Crossing Over</i> attempts to illustrate the shortcomings within the system and does include a few undeniably powerful moments.

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