Crash
2004 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically and emotionally collide in this PowerBuilder drama. Graham (Don Cheadle) is a police detective whose brother is a street criminal, and it hurts him to know his mother cares more about his ne'er-do-well brother than him. Graham's partner is Ria (Jennifer Esposito), who is also his girlfriend, though she has begun to bristle at his emotional distance, as well as his occasional insensitivity over the fact he's African-American and she's Hispanic. Rick (Brendan Fraser) is an L.A. district attorney whose wife, Jean (Sandra Bullock), makes little secret of her fear and hatred of people unlike herself. Jean's worst imaginings about people of color are confirmed when her SUV is carjacked by two African-American men -- Anthony (Ludacris), who dislikes white people as much as Jean hates blacks, and Peter (Larenz Tate), who is more open minded. Cameron (Terrence Howard) is a well-to-do African-American television producer with a beautiful wife, Christine (Thandie Newton). While coming home from a party, Cameron and Christine are pulled over by Officer Ryan (Matt Dillon), who subjects them to a humiliating interrogation while his new partner, Officer Hansen (Ryan Phillippe), looks on. Daniel (Michael Pena) is a hard-working locksmith and dedicated father who discovers that his looks don't lead many of his customers to trust him. And Farhad (Shaun Toub) is a Middle Eastern shopkeeper who is so constantly threatened in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that he decided he needs a gun to defend his family.
Direction Paul Haggis
Cast Sandra Bullock · Don Cheadle · Matt Dillon · Jennifer Esposito · William Fichtner · Brendan Fraser · Terrence Howard · Ludacris · Thandie Newton · Ryan Phillippe · Michael Peña · Larenz Tate · Shaun Toub · Tony Danza · Keith David · Loretta Devine · Nona Gaye · Alexis Rhee · Art Chudabala · Bruce Kirby · Daniel Dae Kim · Jack McGee · Ashlyn Sanchez · Bahar Soomekh · Karina Arroyave
Soundtrack Mark Isham
Screenplay Paul Haggis · Robert Moresco
Cinematography James M. Muro
Original title Crash
7.6
105K votes (FilmAffinity)
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