Crash (2005)
Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other.
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 6 May 2005 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Paul Haggis |
| Starring | Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock and Brendan Fraser |
| Runtime | 112 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.2/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 74% · Metacritic 66/100 · TMDB users 7.2/10 |
| Budget | $7 million |
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| Argentina | Prime Video $5199 ARS |
| Australia | Prime Video $12.99 AUD |
| Austria | Joyn free |
| Belize | Prime Video |
| Bolivia | Prime Video |
| Brazil | Prime Video R$19.90, Globoplay R$24.90 |
| Chile | Prime Video $6490 CLP |
| Colombia | Prime Video $24900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Prime Video |
| Ecuador | Prime Video $5.99 |
| El Salvador | Prime Video |
| Germany | Joyn free |
| Guatemala | Prime Video |
| Guernsey | Prime Video |
| Honduras | Prime Video |
| Ireland | Prime Video €6.99 |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Mexico | Prime Video $99 MXN |
| New Zealand | Prime Video $8.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Prime Video |
| Panama | Prime Video $5.99 |
| Paraguay | Prime Video |
| Peru | Prime Video S/25.90 |
| Portugal | Filmin |
| Spain | Prime Video €4.99 |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video £8.99 GBP, Tubi |
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What kind of watch this is
Crash is a 2005 drama directed by Paul Haggis that compresses Los Angeles into a 36-hour window. It follows a Persian shopkeeper, a district attorney, and two cops whose lives intersect. The film runs 112 minutes and moves at a frantic, almost unbearable pace. It does not ask for your patience. It demands your attention while the city grinds against itself. The collisions are not just physical. They are social, racial, and deeply personal. It is a dense, high-stakes look at how quickly a single day can unravel.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 74% Tomatometer score, a figure that sat at that level as of November 2022. The average of rated reviews on the same site is 7.2 out of 10, a calculation updated in October 2021. Metacritic assigns it a Metascore of 66 out of 100, a number current as of June 2025. The scores cluster in the solid middle. It is the kind of movie you watch once, nod at the cleverness, and then forget until a cold night demands something familiar.
How it did with audiences
It cost $6 million and took $98 million, a ratio that makes the accounting department look generous. On TMDB, users rate it 7.2 out of 10, a score that suggests viewers watched the chaos, liked the direction, and paid for the privilege. The film made back more than seven times its estimated cost, a financial feat that usually earns a standing ovation. Here, it earned a footnote.
Awards
Paul Haggis took Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 78th Academy Awards. Hughes Winborne took the edit prize. That is 3 wins from 6 nominations. The Grand Prix at Deauville and a spot on the National Board of Review’s top 10 rounded out the haul.
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Sources
- Crash on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q188000 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Crash (2004 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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