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Crash (2004)  link to Crash on IMDb  

Number: 1718

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IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (380.8K votes)

Country: United States, 112 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Persian

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Paul Haggis

Storyline:
Over a thirty-six hour period in Los Angeles, a handful of disparate people's lives intertwine as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city. Among the players are: the Caucasian district attorney, who uses race as a political card; his Caucasian wife, who, having recently been carjacked by two black men, believes that her stereotypical views of non-whites is justified and cannot be considered racism; the two black carjackers who use their race both to their advantage and as an excuse; partnered Caucasian police constables, one who is a racist and uses his authority to harass non-whites, and the other who hates his partner because of those racist views, but who may have the same underlying values in his subconscious; a black film director and his black wife, who believes her husband doesn't support their black background enough, especially in light of an incident with the racist white cop; partnered police detectives and sometimes lovers, one Hispanic female ...

Cast:

Karina Arroyave Elizabeth
Sandra Bullock Jean
Don Cheadle Graham
Brendan Fraser Rick
Art Chudabala Ken Ho

Medium: Original DVD,

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 149

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1