Crash (2005)

Crash rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 460K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic66%

TMDb7.217/10· 4K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Crash

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

Cast of Crash

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  Don Cheadle

  as Det. Graham Waters

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  Sandra Bullock

  as Jean Cabot

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  Brendan Fraser

  as Rick Cabot

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  Matt Dillon

  as Officer John Ryan

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  Jennifer Esposito

  as Ria

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  Michael Peña

  as Daniel Ruiz

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  Terrence Howard

  as Cameron Thayer

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  Thandiwe Newton

  as Christine Thayer

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  Ludacris

  as Anthony

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  Larenz Tate

  as Peter

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  Ryan Phillippe

  as Officer Tom Hansen

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  Shaun Toub

  as Farhad

Crash facts

Budget

$6.5M

Box office

$98.4M

Our take on Crash

Paul Haggis structures this 2005 drama as a mosaic of collisions, tracing how a Brentwood housewife, a district attorney, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple keep crossing paths across a tense 36 hours in post-September 11 Los Angeles. The interwoven design lets prejudice and fear surface in ordinary encounters, then complicates every judgment as the same characters return in new circumstances. It suits viewers who like ensemble storytelling that turns social friction into intimate confrontation rather than plot mechanics. If you want a talky, morally uneasy drama that keeps reshuffling sympathy, this rewards patience; if you prefer neat resolutions, its deliberate discomfort may frustrate.