Collateral

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Collateral

R

2004

2h 0m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A cab driver realizes his current fare is a hit man that has been having him drive around from mark to mark until the last witness to a crime is dead. When the cabbie finally figures out the truth, he must prevent the assassin from wiping out his last witness without becoming the next in the professional killer's line of casualties.

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Critics Consensus

Driven by director Michael Mann's trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, Collateral is a stylish and compelling noir thriller.

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

01/08/2018

Cruise lacked the deepdown malevolence required to bring Vincent to life. I wished him dead in the first few minutes he was on the screen -- and for the wrong reasons.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

05/17/2015

A+

A visually striking film from the unhinged, endlessly creative mind of Michael Mann.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

4/5

Powerful but violent thriller -- not for kids.

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Wael Khairy

The Cinephile Fix

Mar 10

While Heat is Mann’s quintessential Los Angeles film, Collateral is his exploration of the city’s darker side.

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Aaron Neuwirth

Why So Blu

08/21/2024

9/10

Collateral rocks. It was one of the best films of that year and boasts plenty of great qualities, including the excellent work by Cruise and Foxx.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

08/09/2024

4/5

Features many of the director’s trademarks: cool nighttime photography, men on a determined mission, and outstanding use of otherwise underused character actors. (20th anniversary)

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Paul L

@harlyfife999 4d

Not only is Collateral empty and soulless, even worse, it's boring. There is not a single interesting moment in the entire film.

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Levi D

Nov 28

You can argue all you want, but I reckon Collateral is Cruise's best ever work. He is at the centre of every scene – and is incredibly impressive throughout.

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Brian K

@Briankeith3 Nov 24

Excellent for this crime genre, as the screenplay is fresh, Foxx and Pinkett-Smith are great, and the big spread out LA at night is wonderful. Cruise is a bit too decent at times to be a psychopathic hit man, and the ending is a bit thin and too conventional -- for a movie that built something special, in terms of existential struggles and questions of meaning. However, the movie is so strong, these are not more than mildly off putting.

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tommy J

Nov 20

Another great tom cruise movie. Clever story. Jamie Foxx is great, he plays a cool confident cab driver that then becomes a wreck after driving for tom cruises character.

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Cora J

Nov 18

That was awesome Love it

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David D

Nov 12

A solid thriller. It has it all. Great story. Superb cast on top form. First class filmography. Last but not least, a script that delivers. Don't see a lot of these currently. More the shame.

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Synopsis

A cab driver realizes his current fare is a hit man that has been having him drive around from mark to mark until the last witness to a crime is dead. When the cabbie finally figures out the truth, he must prevent the assassin from wiping out his last witness without becoming the next in the professional killer's line of casualties.

Director: Michael Mann
Producer: Michael Mann, Julie Richardson
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie, Stuart Beattie, Frank Darabont, Michael Mann
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures, Edge City LLC, Forward Pass
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.0M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Stereo, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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