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Crash (1996)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:22

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This dark, moody, erotically-charged film examines the theme of sexual fetishes, and their impact on one's life. Philandering husband James Ballard has been seriously injured in a car crash. But... This dark, moody, erotically-charged film examines the theme of sexual fetishes, and their impact on one's life. Philandering husband James Ballard has been seriously injured in a car crash. But after bonding with Helen, the woman in the other vehicle, the two begin a sexual relationship. Their lives are further altered after meeting kinky hospital worker Vaughn. Vaughn runs a secret club that re-enacts (to the minutest details) famous car crashes, such as the one that killed James Dean. Lovemaking between the club members follows the re-creation. The combination of kinky sex and danger creates an unusual fetish for Vaughn, Helen, James, his wife, and others in their circle. And soon, the fetish leads to obsession for many involved... [More]

Starring: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette

Starring: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, Elias Koteas, Peter MacNeill

Director: David Cronenberg

Director: David Cronenberg
Story: J. G. Ballard
Screenwriter: David Cronenberg
Producer: Andras Hamori, Chris Auty, Stephanie Reichel, Marilyn Stonehouse, Jeremy Thomas, Robert Lantos

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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"Crash" probes how strange the mind is ...

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Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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10/14/02
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Disturbing film about the tendency of many modern people to eroticize danger.

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08/26/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Crash is a great film.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

It's the cold survival logic of Darwin, where libertarians leave their past behind as if it were dead.

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07/05/05
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

One of Cronenberg's few misfires.

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Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
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All of the sex makes it look like porn, but no porn film has such strong thematic subtext. Then again, not that many films, period, provide such fascinating food for thought.

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03/31/03
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Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
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Crash is a mutant work of art -- a bracing splash of ice water.

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07/30/07
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