Fracture (2007)

Fracture rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 233K votes

Rotten Tomatoes72%

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.262/10· 4K votes

With 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Fracture

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

Cast of Fracture

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  Anthony Hopkins

  as Ted Crawford

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  Ryan Gosling

  as Willy Beachum

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  David Strathairn

  as Joe Lobruto

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  Rosamund Pike

  as Nikki Gardner

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  Embeth Davidtz

  as Jennifer Crawford

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  Billy Burke

  as Rob Nunally

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  Cliff Curtis

  as Detective Flores

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  Fiona Shaw

  as Judge Robinson

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  Bob Gunton

  as Judge Gardner

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  Josh Stamberg

  as Norman Foster

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  Xander Berkeley

  as Judge Moran

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  Zoe Kazan

  as Mona

Fracture facts

Budget

$10M

Box office

$91.4M

Our take on Fracture

This 2007 thriller from Gregory Hoblit stages a taut legal duel: a husband stands trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what looks like an open-and-shut case for the ambitious district attorney determined to convict him. But nothing is as settled as it seems, and the film unfolds as a cat-and-mouse contest in which each man tries to manipulate and outmaneuver the other. The pleasures here are cerebral rather than kinetic, built on courtroom tension, twists and the pull of two clashing intellects. It suits viewers who like their thrillers talky and puzzle-like, valuing sharp dialogue and gamesmanship over action. Ideal for a patient, plot-focused evening.