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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Guillermo Arriaga (written by)
Release Date:
26 December 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Difference between dead and life more
Plot:
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician (Penn), a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro). full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Faith
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Mathematician
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Guilt
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Ex Convict
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Born Again
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 20 wins
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34 nominations
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(13 articles)
Watts Failed To Hide Pregnancy from Director's Sister
(From WENN. 14 September 2007)
Inarritu: "US Is Obsessed With Power"
(From WENN. 25 May 2006)
(From WENN. 14 September 2007)
Inarritu: "US Is Obsessed With Power"
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Iñárritu delivers a film that may well live up to its hype and then some.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Penn | ... | Paul Rivers |
 | Naomi Watts | ... | Cristina Peck |
 | Danny Huston | ... | Michael |
 | Carly Nahon | ... | Cathy |
| Claire Pakis | ... | Laura |
 | Benicio Del Toro | ... | Jack Jordan |
| Nick Nichols | ... | Boy |
 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... | Mary Rivers |
| John Rubinstein | ... | Gynecologist |
 | Eddie Marsan | ... | Reverend John |
| Loyd Keith Salter | ... | Fat Man |
| Antef A. Harris | ... | Basketball Guy |
 | Melissa Leo | ... | Marianne Jordan |
 | Marc Musso | ... | Freddy (as Marc Thomas Musso) |
| Teresa Delgado | ... | Gina |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.
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Runtime:
124 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #40185) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:III |
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Mexico:B15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)
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The title comes from the work of Dr. Duncan MacDougall of Haverhill, Massachusetts in the early twentieth century. MacDougall weighed dying subjects, in experiments of extremely dubious scientific value, believing that he was proving that the soul was material and measurable. His results in fact varied wildly.
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Factual errors: When Paul goes in for his heart transplant, a close-up shows a needle being used to give him an injection into an IV port. The IV port shown is a "needle-less" type and does not work with needled syringes.
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Movie Connections:
References A Bug's Life (1998)
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Soundtrack:
You're Losing Me
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21 Grams features performances by Sean Penn, Benecio Del Torro and Naomi Watts that are remarkable not only for their believability, but also for the range of gut wrenching emotion they bring to bear. Telling his story almost violently out of sequence, Iñárritu makes no apology for presenting information in a manner that is often abrupt and/or confusing. His choice to juxtapose a myriad of images to reveal the complexities and subtleties of the characters challenges the viewer even as it elevates the story.
Each of the three main characters faces a series of crises that unfold in the fullness of Iñárritu's version of time. By so carefully painting characters' surroundings along with their reactions to the events that change their lives, lead characters are stripped to the bone. The supporting cast is nothing short of miraculous (notably Clea Duvall, Charlotte Gainsborg and Melissa Leo) and completes a wonderfully complex series of portraits of the three main characters.
Like few films in recent memory, 21 Grams fully reveals what it is to be human in the clutches of life's most challenging moments.