Crash

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Crash

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Released May 6, 2005

1h 52m

Drama

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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).

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Jonathan Romney

Independent on Sunday

If there's anything worse than a film with no point, it's one that's all point and nothing but.

Feb 28, 2018

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Instead of heartwarming messages about forgiveness, it honours ambiguity and brings us close, closer than is comfortable, in fact, to what Americans today are really thinking about one another.

Feb 23, 2015

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

[Crash] is familiar enough that it slips easily into our film-watching faculty without any fuss, yet [Haggis'] handling of it -- his muscular belief in what he is doing -- makes us hope that his next screenplay will be a bit less safe.

Feb 23, 2015

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

Crash is a bit too on the nose as it addresses racial tensions without much subtlety. The score, cinematography, and acting are all pretty outstanding, but it isn’t enough to save the tone-deaf Crash from feeling extremely contrived and overbearing.

Jun 27, 2023

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

Hampered by unrealistic dialogue and unpleasant characters, it delivers its portrayal of a world that needs changing in the most aggressive and obvious way possible.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 29, 2022

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The overall feeling is that the project is adamant about absolving the social system of blame.

Mar 5, 2021

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david r

Great cast. Nice soundtrack. A little too obvious making it's points. I still found myself enjoying it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Faiz D

A very powerful, thoughtful, and complex movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Courtney L

I lost it at the cloak. Cried like a baby. Never knew this movie existed. It’s 2024 and we all pretend like the plots and messages don’t exist today but they definitely do. I appreciate the honesty of the characters and there’s no guessing on what every character thinks/motives throughout the film. One message, you never know about other people struggles but you eventually find your way through your own, in knowing others. Truly inspiring and beautiful. I only clicked on it for Terrance too. Pure genius.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Bhavesh V

Extremely real depiction of the U.S. It still holds up in 2024.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Jordan B

This movie is terrible and anyone saying otherwise is being pretentious or just trying to go against the grain. How this is sitting at an 88% is insane. Worst best picture winner for 30 years.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Narciso R

WOW, pretty much throughout this movie. Fantastic cast, very believable characters. NRJ.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Synopsis

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).

Director: Paul Haggis
Producer: Cathy Schulman, Tom Nunan, Mark R. Harris, Don Cheadle, Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Bull's Eye Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.6M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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