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Crash

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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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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 02/28/2018
If there's anything worse than a film with no point, it's one that's all point and nothing but. Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 02/23/2015
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. Go to Full Review
Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic 02/23/2015
[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. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 2
2.5/4
The weakest of all five Best Picture Oscar nominees (not just Brokeback Mountain) for 2005, it's still a relevant movie that would have been even better had Haggis eased up on the gas every once in a while. Go to Full Review
Mark Johnson Awards Daily 06/27/2023
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. Go to Full Review
Cody Dericks Next Best Picture 06/29/2022
4/10
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. Go to Full Review
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Winston S Nov 29 This is one of my all time favourite films. Just watched it with my niece (first watched it 20 years ago!) and she loved it too. Great cast and early roles for these legendary group of actors. Plot is very clever and excels in the art of storytelling. Sound track great as well. Lots of takeaways and one of those films that you keep thinking about afterwards. See more Jim N Aug 29 A film which depicts events of considerable tension, and yet it somehow consoles as it enraptures, which may be as much a matter of atmosphere as with any moral trope or tendency. Life doesn't serve us dishes of palatable moral conclusions, so why should art? 'Crash' is very watchable and engaging as it reveals with nuance and subtlety how lives enmesh, and with what incalcitrance life discloses and inserts its "meanings", if only we keep a receptive aerial aloft. See more Jeremi B Jun 6 Crash nous plonge dans les vies entremêlées de personnages aux parcours variés, illustrant que chacun porte en lui des défauts et des qualités. Le film met en avant la façon dont un simple choix peut impacter le destin d’un autre, une idée forte qui pousse à réfléchir. J’ai apprécié le concept de suivre plusieurs histoires en parallèle, avec des personnages qui se croisent parfois sans se connaître. Cette approche rend le film original et plutôt captivant. Certaines scènes sont particulièrement chargées en émotions et marquent l’esprit. Mais pour moi, il manque quelque chose. L’absence d’un véritable but et d’une conclusion nette donne l’impression d’un récit qui ne mène nulle part. Une fois la télé éteinte, il reste juste des morceaux de vie qui s’achèvent sans véritable résolution. Ce manque d’aboutissement laisse un sentiment d’incomplétude. See more Jun 4 Nobody is perfect. Not even the movie. See more Roberto T Mar 26 I think that a lot of people were let down by the shallow sycophancy of societal ethics in extreme circumstances: I mean a lot of the reviews I read here kinda of sound that way. But, it really is a good movie. I think it deserves a watch, just dont expect it to change anything you already believe. See more Ryland C Mar 6 Despite me liking it. I don’t think I’ll ever rewatch it. I cried hard at this film because I relate to the characters so much because of their struggles. It’s Best Picture win was deserved back then but my god. I feel feel like it’s difficult to sit through this movie without crying once. 😭 See more Read all reviews
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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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