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| Category | Thriller DVDs, Suspense Movies, Dramas Videos, Crime, Mexican, Los Angeles, California, Police, Racism | | Starring | Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Michael Pena, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Shaun Toub, Jennifer Esposito | | Director | Paul Haggis | | Composer | Mark Isham | | Costume Designer | Linda M. Bass | | Director of Photography | James Muro | | Editor | Hughes Winborne | | Producer | Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Cathy Schulman | | Production Designer | Laurence Bennett | | Screenwriter | Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco |
They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will collide. Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Daniel Dae Kim, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillipe, and Larenze Tate star in this film directed by Paul Haggis. A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written roundelay of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in LA and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective (Don Cheadle) with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white one. Two hoodlums (Larenz Tate and Ludacris) jack the car of the District Attorney (Brendon Fraser) and his angry, racist wife (Sandra Bullock). Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop (Matt Dillon). And the chaos continues, with other roles played by Tony Danza, Michael Pena, and Jennifer Esposito. A propulsive Mark Isham score keeps the disparate narrative threads electrified from the get-go; when they finally connect, the results are explosive and beautiful. Everything is tied together with tight editing and artistic shots of car headlights cutting through dense morning smog. Writer-director Paul Haggis' (writer of MILLION DOLLAR BABY) Los Angeles is a world of alienated people struggling to connect across vast barriers of language, class, and culture; that they manage to do so is testament to their depth as characters more than some trite message of brotherly love. There are no easy answers, but this film is tough, intelligent, and gutsy enough to find some anyway; and for that it's a winner. Crash Reviews: "Mr. Haggis's evident sincerity and intelligence are reflected in the conviction of the cast..."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "The acting is dynamite, notably by Dillon and Newton....The film is a knockout."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "The stunning, must-see drama CRASH is proof that words have not lost the ability to shock in our anesthetized society."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "The dialogue and scenarios are sometimes inspired....[With] intricate construction and intelligent, if melancholy, exploration of race and class warfare."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "As the interweaving plotlines throw unsympathetic characters together...the script makes many brave, original points about cultural clichés."
-- Chris Roberts, Uncut Ranked #15 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Haggis tackles this thorny subject matter with courage, wit and insight, unafraid to ask the tough questions."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "Paul Haggis has found an inspired metaphor with which to explore a modern-day L.A. snarl of race, class, and culture."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Ranked #11 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[T]he rage sticks, as do the emotions underlying it."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 5 stars out of 5 -- "A superb interlinking ensemble drama..."-- Natalie Braine, Ultimate DVD Crash | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.93) | | Studio | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2005 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4448  | | CD Universe Part number | 6921263 | | Catalog number | 18342 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 06, 2005 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language, sexual content, and some violence | | Running Time | 100 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Processed; Full Frame; Subtitled; Full Screen |
Crash Movie Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews a complete masterpiece!
soon to be a classic.this movie is deep and gets to the point.one of the greatest movies of all time!great acting.great movie I recommend it.
Submitted by sean (kcmo)
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One for the Ages
Crash restored good movies, it was an artistic film, that was well directed by director Paul Haggis, and really created a deliberate debate with your own mind about morales, principals, and reality, the inner-twineing of each individuals lives was fantastic, and every actor brought there A-game in this film, as Matt Dillion was phenomenal and got nominated for best-supporting-actor, as well the cast together developed such a great movie that it won best picture, and was nominated for best director (Paul Haggis), Crash is going to be one of those films that will have history on its excellence when it comes to any variety or sort of discussion involving movies.
Submitted by MVPAndMan (Klamath Falls, OR, USA)
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really a bad movie,waste my time,wish I could give it 0 star!
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Great Movie
this movie was too real for some but not me i loved this movie it was very honest and that's why some people bash it because they don't want to see the realism
Submitted by missie (ft myers fl)
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I LOVED this movie..... it was full of honesty about the nature of human beings. I loved the fact that it did not adhere to a sense of political correctness. I loved the way all of the lives of the characters came together in the end. This movie will teach even the hardest of hearts that we must learn to be better people.
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Crash DVD Region 1
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1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Making Of
Audio Commentary: Paul Haggis - Director/Writer
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The album's lead-off single, "Be Without You," a bittersweet slow jam, is representative of the album's themes, which focus on feelings of strength and weakness in love. But whether waxing romantic ("Can't Get Enough") or detailing the travails of the heart ("Baggage"), Blige lays down elastic R&B vocal lines that are second to none. Even a seemingly unlikely duet with Bono and U2 on "One" comes across beautifully, adding a new dimension to that familiar tune.
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This is a DualDisc, which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the other.
Jamie Foxx's second release as a solo artist is his first since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film RAY. It is natural, then, that UNPREDICTABLE would be a much higher-profile affair than 1994's PEEP THIS. The production credits include top-currency names like Timbaland and Sean Garrett. And guest stars? Forget about it. Common, Ludacris, Twista, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige, just to name a few, make appearances and help boost Foxx's credibility as one of the most popular kids on the block.
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For two years filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade documented the high-profile murder trial of Michael Peterson, a North Carolina author who was arraigned in 2001 for the murder of his wife. During those two years, two distinct versions of his wife's tragic death were played out by police investigators, medical examiners, television news broadcasts, and finally in a jury room. Was Peterson innocent - a devoted husband grieving for the love of his life - or a callous killer who brutally murdered when his wife discovered his secrets and betrayals?
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High school students Takaya Oogi and Yuzuru Narita are best friends who share an extraordinary bond: they both act as conduits for the psychic powers of long ago. Takaya, the more street savvy of the pair, is always on the lookout for Yuzuru, but even he can't single-handedly stop the war they have inherited from Japan's chaotic Warring States Period. With rival clansmen out to destroy the two friends, they must band together to escape the clutches of the long-dead warlord, Shingen Takeda. This complete collection contains 13 episodes from Volumes 1-4.
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