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Collateral (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 219

Fresh: 189

Rotten:30

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: Another taut and stylish thriller by Michael Mann.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Aug 6, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $100,003,492

Synopsis: Three-time Academy Award® nominee Tom Cruise ("Magnolia," "Jerry Maguire," "Born on the Fourth of July"), Jamie Foxx ("Ali," "Any Given Sunday") and Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Matrix Reloaded," "The... Three-time Academy Award® nominee Tom Cruise ("Magnolia," "Jerry Maguire," "Born on the Fourth of July"), Jamie Foxx ("Ali," "Any Given Sunday") and Jada Pinkett Smith ("The Matrix Reloaded," "The Matrix Revolutions") star in the thriller "Collateral," under the direction of three-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Mann ("The Insider"). Max (Jamie Foxx) has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. The faces have come and gone from his rearview mirror, people and places he's long since forgotten...until tonight. Vincent (Tom Cruise) is a contract killer. When an offshore narcotrafficking cartel learns they're about to be indicted by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witnesses, and the last stage is tonight. Tonight, Vincent arrived in L.A...and five bodies are supposed to fall. Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max's taxicab, and Max becomes collateral-an expendable person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through the night Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination. And as the LAPD and FBI race to intercept them, Max and Vincent's survival becomes dependent on each other in ways neither would have imagined. Jada Pinkett Smith stars as United States Attorney Annie Farrell. Rounding out the main cast are Mark Ruffalo ("In the Cut"), Peter Berg ("Cop Land"), Oscar® nominee Javier Bardem ("Before Night Falls") and Bruce McGill ("Runaway Jury"). A co-production of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, "Collateral" is being produced by Michael Mann and Julie Richardson from a screenplay by Stuart Beattie. Frank Darabont, Chuck Russell, Rob Fried and Peter Giuliano served as executive producers. -- © DreamWorks [More]

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall

Director: Michael Mann

Director: Michael Mann
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie
Producer: Michael Mann, Julie Richardson
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Release:

Dec 14, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes With Commentary
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • Featurette - 1. CITY OF NIGHT: THE MAKING OF COLLATERAL
  • 2. VISUAL FX: MTA TRAIN
  • 3. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx Rehearse
  • 4. Shooting On Location : Annie's Office
  • 5. Special Delivery

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Awesome vision and a compellingly villainous Tom Cruise save this cool contemporary noir from its lukewarm patches.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
12/21/08
Matthew De Abaitua
Channel 4 Film
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Every bit as satisfying as a thriller should be, keeping us hanging at every turn. As the credits roll, we are out of breath.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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Strong performances and Mann’s muscular direction provide plenty of tension, atmosphere and action-packed teeth.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review
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It's a solid servicable thriller, one that works throughout watching it but not one that stands particularly out from the bunch...

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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A welcome change-of-pace dramatic thriller, in which the formerly too-emphatic director hints at depth rather than insisting on it.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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Both actors and the director are having a great time and it shows in every frame.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound
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chic, solid filmmaking

Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
08/20/06
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal
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I loved it.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Still a hell of a ride, but could’ve used a smoother landing.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat
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Mann's taxi driver saga may not quite reach the level of art but, anyway you cut it, it's anything but standard fare.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Rick Kisonak
Film Threat
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How does director Michael Mann capture urban twilight so well?

Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment Comment
07/25/05
Uri Lessing
www.kcactive.com
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Collateral takes a premise that is otherwise flawed and makes it into one of the most compelling films of the summer.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/17/05
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony
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Enjoyably unbelievable.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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It's a good thing Mann is such a master director, because the script to Collateral needs all the help it can get.

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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic
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'Mann logra un producto que si bien no es nada del otro mundo, su atmósfera y las actuaciones valen el precio de admisión'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola
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The first movie about L.A. at night that really looks like L.A. at night.

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment Comment
01/16/05
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com
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'Collateral' is Tom Cruise's movie, and he and it are impressive.

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12/28/04
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
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We thought we would get just some action thriller. What we got was a vivid dreamscape, an intelligent character piece, and one of the best films of the year.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/20/04
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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Director Michael Mann and his stellar cast have cobbled together a fast-paced flick that entertains, surprises and sizzles.

Full Review Source: JWR | comment Comment
12/17/04
S. James Wegg
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To Read review visit www.EmanuelLevy.com

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11/14/04
Emanuel Levy
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