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Two car accidents, a carjacking, and a mysterious shooting of a police officer bring together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. The film switches between different storylines in a style reminiscent of ]'s 1999 movie '']''. Characters are from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, and racism and sexism feature in many scenes. The title of the film refers to a list of common social signifiers found in everyday environments, used to seperate, label, or discriminate against individuals. These signifiers are class, race, age, sex and handicap, each of which can be seen throughout the movie. In the movie Los Angeles serves as a micro-environment for these signifiers, each character showing the ways in which individuals will use the signifiers when interacting with other members of their community. Two car accidents, a carjacking, and a mysterious shooting of a police officer bring together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. The film switches between different storylines in a style reminiscent of ]'s 1999 movie '']''. Characters are from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, and racism and sexism feature in many scenes.


'''Tagline:''' ''Live your life at the point of impact.'' '''Tagline:''' ''Live your life at the point of impact.''

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Crash is a 2005 drama film directed by Paul Haggis. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2004, but was released internationally the following year. The film is a social commentary on racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. It was a critical and box-office success in the early summer of 2005.

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Two car accidents, a carjacking, and a mysterious shooting of a police officer bring together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. The film switches between different storylines in a style reminiscent of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 movie Magnolia. Characters are from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, and racism and sexism feature in many scenes.

Tagline: Live your life at the point of impact.

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