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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   39,190 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Pyne (screenplay) and
Glenn Gers (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 April 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
If you look close enough, you'll find everyone has a weak spot. more
Plot:
An attorney intent on climbing the career ladder toward success, finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he's trying to prosecute. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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shrewdly executed courtroom thriller more (238 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Hopkins ... Ted Crawford

Ryan Gosling ... Willy Beachum

David Strathairn ... DA Joe Lobruto

Rosamund Pike ... Nikki Gardner

Embeth Davidtz ... Jennifer Crawford

Billy Burke ... Lt. Robert 'Rob' Nunally

Cliff Curtis ... Detective Flores
Fiona Shaw ... Judge Robinson

Bob Gunton ... Judge Gardner

Josh Stamberg ... Norman Foster

Xander Berkeley ... Judge Moran
Zoe Kazan ... Mona

Judith Scott ... Resident

Gary Cervantes ... Ciro (as Carlos Cervantes)

Petrea Burchard ... Dr. Marion Kang
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das perfekte Verbrechen (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violent content.
Runtime:
113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #43317) | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Denmark:15 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Italy:T | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:15 (DVD rating)

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Trivia:
After the arraigning judge refers to Willy Beachum as 007 he sleeps with Nikki Gardner. Rosamund Pike who played Nikki also portrayed Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002). In that movie Miranda slept with 007. more
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Factual errors: All modern guns are test fired at the factory after assembly, to ensure they fire accurately and function correctly. Even if said gun was never fired by the owner, there is no such thing as a gun that has "never been fired". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Crawford's Secretary: The NTSB guys are here about that bulkhead problem.
Ted Crawford: OK, thanks.
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References Star Wars (1977) more
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Nite Becomes Day more

FAQ

How did Crawford's wife survive a .45 at close range?
How would having the bullet from the wife's head prove anything in court?
What is the poem that Willie is reading at the bedside?
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88 out of 112 people found the following comment useful.
shrewdly executed courtroom thriller, 29 April 2007
7/10
Author: Roland E. Zwick (magneteach@aol.com) from United States

Blessed with a smart script, stylish direction and first-rate performances by Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, "Fracture" emerges as more than just the "Silence of the Lambs" knock-off it would appear to be on the surface.

In a role reminiscent of a somewhat toned-down (i.e. non-cannabilistic) Hannibal Lecter, Hopkins plays Ted Crawford, a wealthy L.A. businessman who shoots his wife when he discovers she's having an affair with a hostage negotiator. Crawford readily admits to the crime, giving the police a signed confession and insisting on defending himself in court. Gosling is Willy Beachum, a cocky, up-and-coming public prosecutor who takes the case believing it will be one last slam-dunk victory for him before he moves on to bigger and better things at a prestigious private law firm downtown. Beachum gets more than he bargained for, however, when the creepy and unnerving Crawford begins to play the legal system for all it's worth, tweaking the hotshot lawyer by outthinking him and continually knocking him off his game.

In less capable hands, "Fracture" could easily have been a standard-issue, twist-and-turn courtroom drama, but thanks to the talents involved, it transcends the limitations of its genre. Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers have written a screenplay filled with witty, crackling dialogue and sharply observed insights into the psyches of its two principal characters. Hopkins and Gosling play the cat-and-mouse game with conviction and gusto, while director Gregory Hoblit and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau use a smoothly gliding camera and a barely perceptible visual distortion at the edges of the picture to highlight the "fractured" nature of the piece. Moreover, the film has a nice L.A. feel to it, as it takes us to various interesting sites around town, including the ultra-modern, near-surrealistic Disney Concert Hall located in the heart of the city.

There is strong supporting work by David Straitharn ("Good Night, and Good Luck"), Billy Burke, Rosamund Pike and Fiona Shaw ("Mountains of the Moon"), among others, but it is Hopkins and Gosling, locked in a life-or-death battle of acumen and wits, who make "Fracture" a perpetually compelling and watchable courtroom thriller.

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