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Crash (2004 film)

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Crash is a 2004 American crime drama directed by Paul Haggis, examining racial and social tensions among a group of Los Angeles residents whose lives intersect over two days. Haggis based part of the story on his own experience of being carjacked in 1991. The ensemble cast includes Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing, an upset over the favored Brokeback Mountain, and its Best Picture win has since been debated among critics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Original Language
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Picture 1
Release Year
2004 2
Country
United States 2
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Paul Haggis, Figures
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  • Also in Language Atlas: English, original language there.
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1. Crash (2004 film) (Wikipedia)
  • Crash (2004 film), Introduction section
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco.
  • Crash (2004 film), Description, original language
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama directed by Paul Haggis, examining racial and social tensions among a group of Los Angeles residents whose lives intersect over two days.
  • Wikipedia category, checked 2026-09-27
    Category:Best Picture Academy Award winners
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(2004_film), opening sentence (year)
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(2004_film), opening sentence (nationality)
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco.
  • Created By: Paul Haggis, Article lead sentence
    Crash is a 2004 American crime drama film directed by Paul Haggis, who co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film with Robert Moresco.
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