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Crash

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
434K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,112
94
  • Director
    • Paul Haggis
  • Writers
    • Paul Haggis(story)
    • Bobby Moresco(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Don Cheadle
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Thandiwe Newton
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  • Director
    • Paul Haggis
  • Writers
    • Paul Haggis(story)
    • Bobby Moresco(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Don Cheadle
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Thandiwe Newton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 280Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 66 wins & 112 nominations total

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    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Grahamas Graham
    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Jeanas Jean
    Thandiwe Newton
    Thandiwe Newton
    • Christineas Christine
    Karina Arroyave
    Karina Arroyave
    • Elizabethas Elizabeth
    Dato Bakhtadze
    • Lucienas Lucien
    Art Chudabala
    Art Chudabala
    • Ken Hoas Ken Ho
    Sean Cory Cooper
    Sean Cory Cooper
    • Motorcycle Copas Motorcycle Cop
    • (as Sean Cory)
    Tony Danza
    Tony Danza
    • Fredas Fred
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Lt. Dixonas Lt. Dixon
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Shaniquaas Shaniqua
    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Officer Ryanas Officer Ryan
    Jennifer Esposito
    Jennifer Esposito
    • Riaas Ria
    Ime Etuk
    Ime Etuk
    • Georgieas Georgie
    • (as Ime N. Etuk)
    Eddie J. Fernandez
    Eddie J. Fernandez
    • Officer Gomezas Officer Gomez
    • (as Eddie Fernandez)
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Flanaganas Flanagan
    Howard Fong
    • Store Owneras Store Owner
    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Rickas Rick
    Billy Gallo
    Billy Gallo
    • Officer Hillas Officer Hill
    • Director
      • Paul Haggis
    • Writers
      • Paul Haggis(story) (screenplay)
      • Bobby Moresco(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Paul Haggis holds the distinction of being the only person ever to write the screenplay for two consecutive Best Picture winners. He also wrote the previous year's Best Picture winner, Million Dollar Baby (2004).
    • Goofs
      When Daniel comes in to speak with Farhad after fixing his lock, two members of the production crew can be seen attempting to hide behind one of the store shelves in the bottom-left corner of the frame.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Graham: It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

    • Crazy credits
      The film's title isn't shown until all of the opening credits are completed.
    • Alternate versions
      The two-disc director's cut DVD features an additional two minutes of dialogue and footage
    • Connections
      Featured in 'Crash' Featurette (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      City of Angel
      Written by Sungsoo Kim

      Published by Nirvana Music

      Performed by Sungsoo Kim

      Courtesy of Cats Records

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    Review
    Top review
    The #2 Feel Bad Movie of the 2000s
    "Crash" is a superbly made film. The actors are first rate, the camera style is engaging, and production value is tops. And despite all this, I would never recommend it to anyone. Why? I'll explain in my 4th paragraph but first let's talk about the story.

    This film follows the lives of a dozen or so people over the course of 2 days all living in Los Angeles. The opening scene gives us the aftermath of some ambiguous tragedy (the titular "crash"), and the next scene flashes back to "yesterday" and shows us the events in these people's seemingly unrelated lives, leading up to that opening moment. If you've seen "House of Sand and Fog" (the #1 Feel Bad Movie of the 2000s), you'll recognize an identical sort of chronology and foreboding tone--so similar that I wonder if the Crash filmmakers were somehow involved in House as well. Both films are very powerful and effective at what they aim to do, and that is, simply put, to disturb us.

    Disturb us it does. Within the first 15 minutes, we see things that are so disturbing to the pit of our souls that I almost shut the movie off twice. Racism, hate, justified racism, justified hate, brutal stereotypes. The film masterfully shows us not only the worst quality of humankind but it scrutinizes the reasons why humans are this way. There's no good guy/bad guy; it's all bad guys. The first 15 mins is designed to make us hate almost every character, if not every race. By showing the atrocity that each race supposedly inflicts on the other, it paints us a Hatfield-McCoy cycle of hatred that has no known origin. It just exists and burns hotter. Non-whites are subverted by white society, so they exact revenge by committing crimes against white people which in turn causes the white police to hate and abuse non-white people who in turn become criminals against white people. The cycle of hate is not only explained but validated in a well-crafted, brutally told, highly disturbing way.

    Which leads me to the 4th paragraph where I explain why I would never recommend this film. It's because IT JUST MAKES YOU FEEL BAD. For nearly 2 hours you get the same feeling you get when you watch too much cable news. And just as psychologists warn that watching too much news leads to depression, I would say the same can be said of films like this which, like the news, expose and scrutinize the absolute worst of humanity.

    But then one might say that films like this are necessary to inspire change. Normally I would agree, and I'm sure that that's the intent of the filmmakers here. But let me ask you: who needs to change? Answer: racists and bigots. But are racists and bigots really going to be watching "Crash", stroking their beards and saying "Golly, I need to stop being a racist"? Probably not. And that is the film's undoing. By taking a heavy, ponderous, complex look at racism and hate, it alienates the fury-driven haters who most need to grasp this message. And instead "Crash" merely preaches to the choir, making the choir feel gawd awful lousy about the state of the world.

    The film attempts to lead us to redemption, and there is at least 1 truly powerful scene of triumph that's worth the price of admission. However, other subplot resolutions seem a bit contrived, if not completely unnecessary, such as one character's climactic tragedy & epiphany which was so random I literally burst out laughing (the moral of the story being: don't wear socks indoors!). Ultimately "Crash" tries to tie things up neatly with a positive message, but it's precisely this neat tie-up, simultaneously with every sub-plot, that feels a bit contrived and ultimately unbelievable. At the risk of cutting out half the award-winning cast, perhaps the film should have focused on just 1 story & resolution, rather than pulling the "Fantasy Island" formula of having half a dozen stories wrap up neatly in the last 10 minutes.

    Ultimately, despite its excellent presentation and first class acting, "Crash" couldn't sell me on its optimistic spin and instead left me feeling pretty horrible about the reality of living in a world where racists don't often have magical transformations. If you understand what I'm saying, you might want to skip this flick because, regardless of how it ends, the subject will just make you feel bad.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • Spanish
      • Mandarin
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Đổ Vỡ
    • Filming locations
      • Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bob Yari Productions
      • DEJ Productions
      • Blackfriars Bridge Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,580,300
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,107,071
      • May 8, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $98,410,061
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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