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Crash

1996 · 100 min

A cold, hypnotic descent into erotic obsession, where chrome and flesh blur in a dreamlike, unsettling haze.

Tagline
Exploring the ultimate thrill where body and metal become one.
Overview
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • sexuality
  • death
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
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Starring
James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill, Cheryl Swarts, Yolande Julian
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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