Crash Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Haggis
Genres: Drama
Rating:
Issues of race and gender cause a group of strangers in Los Angeles to physically and emotionally collide in this drama from director and screenwriter Paul_Haggis. 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 (Chris_Bridges, aka 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 (and her to an inappropriate search) 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. Crash was the first directorial project for award-winning television and film writer Haggis. Mark Deming, Rovi
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