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      Collateral

      2004, Mystery & thriller/Crime, 2h 0m

      238 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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

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      Max (JAMIE FOXX) and Annie (JADA PINKETT SMITH) wonder if they've come to the end of the line when they try to escape from Vincent on Los Angeles' Metro. JAVIER BARDEM makes a cameo appearance as Felix, part of the narcotrafficking cartel who hired Vincent, sight unseen, to kill five key witnesses against them in a single night. Max (JAMIE FOXX, center) tries to intervene with Vincent (TOM CRUISE, left) to save the life of Daniel (BARRY SHABAKA HENLEY), one of the people Vincent was contracted to kill. Director MICHAEL MANN (right) gives some direction to star JAMIE FOXX on the set of DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL. Detective Fanning (MARK RUFFALO), an FBI Agent (PAUL ADELSTEIN), Detective Weidner (PETER BERG) and F.B.I. Agent Pedrosa (BRUCE McGILL) are investigating a murder that appears to be connected. Director MICHAEL MANN (left) goes over a scene with stars TOM CRUISE and JAMIE FOXX on the set of DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL. JAMIE FOXX stars as Max, a Los Angeles cab driver who is hijacked by a contract killer and forced to drive him to various destinations to carry out 5 hits. Felix (JAVIER BARDEM, left), a powerful member of an offshore narcotrafficking cartel, has no idea that he is only talking to a cab driver named Max (JAMIE FOXX). A Los Angeles cab driver named Max (JAMIE FOXX) is stunned to learn that his latest fare, Vincent (TOM CRUISE), is a contract killer who has hijacked his cab to complete five hits in one night. One last door is all that stands between Vincent (TOM CRUISE) and the completion of the job he was hired to do. United States Attorney Annie Farrell (JADA PINKETT SMITH) tries to elude Vincent on the Los Angeles Metro in DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL. Max (JAMIE FOXX) and Annie (JADA PINKETT SMITH) desperately try to escape from a contract killer who is hot on their trail. Max (JAMIE FOXX) does everything in his power to stop a contract killer named Vincent from killing five people in a single night in DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL. Vincent (TOM CRUISE) is a contract killer who has been hired by a narcotrafficking cartel to kill five people on one night in the city of Los Angeles. Director MICHAEL MANN sets up a shot in DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL. TOM CRUISE stars as Vincent, a contract killer who has been hired by an offshore narcotrafficking cartel to kill five key witnesses in a single night. (JAMIE FOXX) realizes he's been cornered when he does everything in his power to stop a contract killer named Vincent from killing five people in a single night, while trying to stay alive himself. incent (TOM CRUISE), a contract killer hired by a narcotrafficking cartel to kill five witnesses in a single night, forces a cab driver named Max (JAMIE FOXX) to drive him to each location. MARK RUFFALO stars as Fanning, a Los Angeles narcotics detective who realizes there is something major going down on the streets of Los Angeles. TOM CRUISE stars in DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' thriller COLLATERAL, directed by Michael Mann.

      Movie Info

      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.

      • Rating: R (Violence|Language)

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller, Crime, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Michael Mann

      • Producer: Michael Mann, Julie Richardson

      • Writer: Stuart Beattie, Stuart Beattie, Frank Darabont, Michael Mann

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $100.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: DreamWorks SKG

      • Production Co: Edge City LLC, Paramount Pictures, Forward Pass, DreamWorks SKG

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Stereo, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      • May 06, 2021

        Cruise and Foxx are perfectly cast here both getting to indulge in the kind of performances they don't often get to do (Cruise as a villain, Foxx as the everyman). Mann, per usual, knows how to make these kinds of thrillers fly when most others would make it perfunctory.

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      • Feb 03, 2019

        Pretty good for a Tom Cruise led movie, but he's still bloody playing Tom Cruise. Just Tom Cruise with even stupider hair. Tom Cruise.

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      • Mar 11, 2016

        Collateral stars action movie star Tom Cruise as Vincent, a hit-man arriving in LA to complete contracts. He travels around the city using a taxi, forcing the driver, played by Jamie Foxx, to take him from kill to kill. That synopsis sounds weird, right? America's action hero, Tom Cruise, playing the villain? As odd as it may seem, Cruise did a phenomenal job. His antagonistic approach worked right off the bat, strolling out of an airport at night wearing sunglasses and receiving a hit list from Jason Statham (appearing in a cameo many believe to be reprising his role in the Transporter series). Cruise also works really well with Foxx. Their constant arguments about the morality of Cruise's actions are what really carry the movie. Michael Mann's direction is incredibly stylish and fitting - his use of colorful lighting and establishment shots of LA really bring the scenery to life. Aaron brought up the fact that the movie was shot digitally, and it really worked well with the colors (even if it was a little noticeable for zoom-in shots). Another thing that helped the cinematography was the editing; top-notch cuts helped the desperate tone. The subtle use of music is also noticeable. There are many scenes with nothing but the sounds of the streets as a backdrop. We gave this movie a lot of praise, but we have to be picky as well and say that Collateral is by no means perfect. Jada Pinkett Smith's character, in the movie for all of 15 minutes, is oddly trusting to Foxx (she was a customer in his Taxi before Cruise) right away. This forced plot element paid off, though, as the writing really brought the movie full-circle in the end. Mark Ruffalo is also in this movie, and his presence is completely unnecessary. it's not that Ruffalo was bad. His character could have been cut and the movie would be the same. All-in-all, Collateral is carried by the two lead performances and brilliant cinematography, even if the plot is at times convenient. We at Musicians on Movies agree that Collateral earns a B rating.

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      • Mar 03, 2016

        An interesting premise with a promising end result, Collateral must not be missed. Great performances from Jamie Foxx and most especially Tom Cruise.

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