Collateral (2004)

Directed by

Michael Mann

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, neo-noir, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6,333 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Los Angeles cab driver picks up a passenger who is a hitman on a contract killing spree. He is taken hostage and forced to drive the hitman to his targets across the city.

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What happens

Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Mann, written by Stuart Beattie, and starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. The supporting cast includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, and Bruce McGill. The film follows Max Durocher (Foxx), a Los Angeles cab driver, and his customer, Vincent (Cruise). When offered a high fare for driving to several locations, Max agrees but soon finds himself taken hostage by Vincent who turns out to be a sociopathic hitman on a contract killing spree. Beattie conceived the film's concept while taking a taxi home from Sydney Airport. He shared the idea with producer Julie Richardson, who showed it to director Frank Darabont. The film was pitched to HBO but was declined. It was purchased by DreamWorks Pictures but would not see development for three years. Before the trio of Mann, Cruise and Foxx joined the film, Mimi Leder, Janusz Kamiński and Fernando Meirelles were each considered as director, and Russell Crowe and Adam Sandler were in talks to star as Vincent and Max, respectively. Filming primarily took place throughout Los Angeles, and was the first feature film to be shot with a Viper FilmStream High-Definition Camera. The musical score was composed by James Newton Howard, with additional songs from Audioslave and Paul Oakenfold. Collateral was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and by Paramount Pictures (through United International Pictures) in other territories on August 6, 2004, and grossed $220 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. The film received critical acclaim in particular for the performances of Cruise and Foxx, Mann's direction, and the editing. Collateral was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2004. At the 77th Academy Awards, Foxx received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while film editors Jim Miller and Paul Rubell were nominated for Best Film Editing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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