Fracture

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Fracture

R

2007

1h 53m

Mystery & Thriller

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Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), a hotshot prosecutor, is about to leave his post for a lucrative job at a private law firm when his boss (David Strathairn) hands him a seemingly open-and-shut case. Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) tried to kill his wife with a shot to the head and is defending himself in court. All hope for a quick and easy trial flies out the door when Ted proves to be a more cunning and devious adversary than Willy anticipates.

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Critics Consensus

Though Fracture's plot is somewhat implausible, the onscreen face-off between Gosling and Hopkins overshadows any faults.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

09/01/2007

3/4

It's straightforward and nongimmicky (you don't have to wonder whodunit because we're told in the first few minutes), involves a minimum of blood and gore, and holds our interest nicely.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

06/30/2007

B

Not since Lecter has a role been this well suited to Hopkins, whose intelligence and pristine formality as an actor often make him seem alien.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

06/30/2007

A smart and snappy thriller that makes light work of its ethical dilemmas, Fracture is a little too neat and tidy to stick in the mind for long, but the Hopkins-Gosling pairing is choice, and neither comes up short.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

05/08/2025

3/5

… not trying to be more than a crowd-pleasing entertainment... while not exactly feel-good, the way the Fracture's mystery resolves is a real cut above most Hollywood hokum...it feels like the way the plot unravels is the real point of this thriller…

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

05/21/2020

If you're up for a cerebral thriller, Fracture smartly alludes to story beats from the OJ Simpson case. It gives us an unlikely hero...

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/21/2019

B-

Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling go at each other with so much gusto that their performances bring a lot of fun to material that is actually quite preposterous if you stop and think about it.

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Rob A

@RT76386004 May 1

A really good "catch me if you can" legal drama with an excellent cast.

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Apr 27

Enjoyable cat and mouse courtroom drama, perhaps a bit too long, but well-acted, -scripted and -directed. Gosling holds his own with Hopkins. Extra half-star for the fetching Rosamund Pike. Good supporting cast.

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Zso V

@zsommi Apr 26

Fantastic triller. Tense throughout the whole movie. Smart and made thrillers should’ve made. Anthony Hopkins provide an amazing character and brilliant performance. Ryan Gosling also equally brilliant. The end is really great and satisfying

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Apr 26

Directorial familiarity regains the intellectual strength tensely drives this impeccably cast legal thriller being elegantly elevated by Hopkins’ continuous enigmatic embodiment and Gosling being the characterized conduit of a thriving hotshot representing the system’s faults in one of his best performances. (B+)

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Alain E

@AlainE Apr 13

A solid court drama where the evil genius loses at the very last moment. Any body understands what was the symbolism of the metal contraptions Hopkins’s character played with?

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Stoner J.

@Stoner Apr 12

One of the better legal thrillers. The cat and mouse between Gosling and Hopkins keeps you glued to the screen.

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Synopsis

Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), a hotshot prosecutor, is about to leave his post for a lucrative job at a private law firm when his boss (David Strathairn) hands him a seemingly open-and-shut case. Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) tried to kill his wife with a shot to the head and is defending himself in court. All hope for a quick and easy trial flies out the door when Ted proves to be a more cunning and devious adversary than Willy anticipates.

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Producer: Charles Weinstock
Screenwriter: Daniel Pyne, Glenn Gers
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.0M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)