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Collateral

  • 20042004
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  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
397K
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Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
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A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
397K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
520
60
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    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writer
      • Stuart Beattie
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Jada Pinkett Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writer
      • Stuart Beattie
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Jada Pinkett Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 233Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 22 wins & 73 nominations total

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    Jada Pinkett Smith in Collateral (2004)
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    Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
    Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004)
    Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004)
    Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004)
    Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004)
    Javier Bardem and Jamie Foxx in Collateral (2004)
    Javier Bardem in Collateral (2004)

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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Vincent
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Max
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • Annie
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Fanning
    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
    • Richard Weidner
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Pedrosa
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Ida
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    • Daniel
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Traffic Cop #1
    Klea Scott
    Klea Scott
    • Fed #1
    Bodhi Elfman
    Bodhi Elfman
    • Young Professional Man
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Young Professional Woman
    Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem
    • Felix
    Emilio Rivera
    Emilio Rivera
    • Paco
    Jamie McBride
    Jamie McBride
    • Traffic Cop #2
    Ken Waters
    Ken Waters
    • FBI Agent
    • (as Ken Ver Cammen)
    Charlie E. Schmidt
    Charlie E. Schmidt
    • FBI Agent
    • (as Charlie E. Schmidt Jr.)
    Michael Bentt
    • Fever Bouncer
    • (as Michael A. Bentt)
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writer
      • Stuart Beattie
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Michael Mann, Vincent is a man able to get in and out of anywhere without anyone recognizing or remembering him. To prepare for the movie, Tom Cruise had to make FedEx deliveries in a crowded Los Angeles market without anyone recognizing him.
    • Goofs
      When Max and Vincent load the first corpse in the trunk, the "corpse" is holding Max by the wrists as well.
    • Quotes

      Vincent: Look in the mirror. Paper towels, clean cab. Limo company some day. How much you got saved?

      Max: That ain't any of your business.

      Vincent: Someday? Someday my dream will come? One night you will wake up and discover it never happened. It's all turned around on you. It never will. Suddenly you are old. Didn't happen, and it never will, because you were never going to do it anyway. You'll push it into memory and then zone out in your barco lounger, being hypnotized by daytime TV for the rest of your life. Don't you talk to me about murder. All it ever took was a down payment on a Lincoln town car. That girl,you can't even call that girl. What the fuck are you still doing driving a cab?

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits of any kind. The title does not appear until the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Collateral/Code 46/Stander/Little Black Book/Festival Express (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Debestar
      Written by Rick Garcia, Rene Reyes & Cisco De Luna

      Performed by The Green Car Motel

      Courtesy of FastKat Records

    User reviews1K

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    8/10
    Taut thriller led by Cruise's excellent work.
    For the better part of his career, Tom Cruise has played the All-American good guy. Gleaming eyed and bushy tailed, Cruise has played the roll of the hero in many films and is certainly the richer for it.

    Something happened along the way, though. Cruise wanted to be considered a legitimate actor, rather than merely a "movie star." Therefore, we've seen him go against type, successfully (MAGNOLIA), and not so much (THE LAST SAMURAI). It's as if Cruise is the neglected kid in the back of the classroom who knows all of the answers but is never called upon, and therefore will go to desperate ends for attention. "Oh, Oh!! Pick me!!! Pick me!!!"

    For me, Cruise hit it this time. His character in COLLATERAL is a menacing study in coldness. It is a thoroughly believable depiction of an utterly ruthless hit-man. It seems, finally, Cruise is actually BAD, rather than merely acting bad. He disdains his usual tricks in favor of a simple and very real performance.

    Let us not forget Jamie Foxx. His character's transformation into a hero is rendered all the more effective by how wonderfully Foxx captures his character's initial impotence and bewilderment. It's a wonderfully effective, energetic, and yet very subtle performance.

    Special kudos to Michael Mann. He has a very interesting eye when it comes to capturing the city of Los Angeles on film. His vision of L.A. in this film is one of unease and uncertainty, hardly the usual glitz and glamor treatment. This work is always compelling to the eye and paced to keep the action moving ever forward. Each scene has its own logic, contributing to the overall whole. This is first rate film-making.
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    FAQ10

    • What's the song that Daniel is playing when Max & Vincent see him playing in the jazz club?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Michael Mann Project
    • Filming locations
      • El Rodeo Restaurant, 8825 E Washington Blvd, Pico Rivera, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,005,703
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,701,458
      • Aug 8, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $220,239,925
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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