Crash (2004) is sitting at a 63 Metascore and a 65% Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, yet its overall IMDb rating lands at 7.8/10 with 202,000+ user ratings visible. Crash (2022), by contrast, clocks in at 55 on Metacritic and 5.6/10 on IMDb. Those mismatches between critic reception, audience sentiment, and platform scores are exactly the kind of tension this post breaks down through the full crash statistics dataset.
Key Takeaways
- Crash (2022) received a Metacritic score of 55 out of 100
- Crash (2022) has an IMDb rating of 5.6/10
- Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Best Picture
- Crash (2004) has a runtime of 112 minutes
- Crash (2004) was released on May 6, 2005 (wide release)
- Crash (2004) production budget was $6.5 million
Crash scored mixed critic ratings but earned three major Oscars and grossed nearly $98.4 million worldwide.
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Awards and critical reception
1Crash (2022) received a Metacritic score of 55 out of 100[1]
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2Crash (2022) has an IMDb rating of 5.6/10[2]
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3Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Best Picture[3]
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4Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay[3]
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5Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3]
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6Crash (2004) received 3 awards at the Academy Awards ceremony where it won Best Picture[3]
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7Crash (2004) received 6 nominations at the Academy Awards ceremony where it won 3 awards[3]
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8Crash (2004) holds an IMDb score distribution with 202,000+ user ratings visible on its ratings page[4]
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9Crash (2004) has a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 60%[5]
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10Crash (2004) has a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer of 65%[5]
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11Crash (2004) has a Metacritic score of 63 out of 100[6]
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12Crash (2004) has a Metacritic user score of 6.5 out of 10[6]
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13Crash (2004) Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Tomatometer computed from 177 reviews (as displayed)[5]
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14Crash (2004) Rotten Tomatoes: number of critics reviews shown is 177[5]
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15Crash (2004) Rotten Tomatoes: number of audience ratings shown is 5,602 (audience score page)[5]
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16Crash (2004) Metacritic has 33 reviews contributing to the Metascore[6]
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17Crash (2004) Metacritic has 137 ratings contributing to the user score[6]
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18Crash (2004) has 3 major Oscar wins (Best Picture, Screenplay, Film Editing)[3]
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19Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Best Picture (again explicit listing)[3]
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20The film Crash has an IMDb “Awards” page listing 49 wins and 60 nominations (as shown)[7]
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21Crash (2004) IMDb awards tally shows 49 wins[7]
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22Crash (2004) IMDb awards tally shows 60 nominations[7]
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23Crash (2004) won the Academy Award for Film Editing credited to Stephen Mirrione[3]
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24Crash (2004) won Academy Award for Best Picture credited to producers[3]
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25Crash (2004) won 3 Academy Awards at the 78th Academy Awards[3]
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26Crash (2004) Metacritic user score 6.5 (10 scale)[6]
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27Crash (2004) Metacritic metascore 63 (100 scale)[6]
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28Crash (2004) Rotten Tomatoes critics score 65% with 177 reviews[5]
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29Crash (2004) Rotten Tomatoes audience score 60% with 5,602 ratings[5]
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Awards and critical reception Interpretation
Like a cautionary tale about how perception splits the difference between acclaim and audience reaction, Crash (2004) is praised with Oscars and solid critic scores (65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic) yet still meets lukewarm personal verdicts (60 percent audience on Rotten Tomatoes, 6.5 on Metacritic) while its 2022 namesake earns only a modest Metacritic 55 and an IMDb 5.6.
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Film/production and box office
1Crash (2004) has a runtime of 112 minutes[8]
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2Crash (2004) was released on May 6, 2005 (wide release)[9]
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3Crash (2004) production budget was $6.5 million[10]
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4Crash (2004) worldwide box office gross was $98.4 million[10]
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5Crash (2004) domestic box office gross was $54.6 million[10]
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6Crash (2004) international box office gross was $43.8 million[10]
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7Crash (2004) opening weekend (domestic) gross was $4.7 million[11]
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8Crash (2004) opening weekend (domestic) number of theaters was 863[11]
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9Crash (2004) widest release had 1,534 theaters[11]
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10Crash (2004) release poster indicates aspect ratio 1.85:1[8]
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11Crash (2004) genre is Drama/Thriller (as listed on IMDb)[12]
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12Crash (2004) director is Paul Haggis[13]
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13Crash (2004) screenwriters include Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (story/screenplay credits shown)[13]
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14Crash (2004) distributor is Lionsgate[14]
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15Crash (2004) average rating on IMDb is 7.8/10 as shown on title main page[12]
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16Crash (2004) features Los Angeles as filming location (city listed)[15]
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17Crash (2004) has 1,534 theaters at widest release (as listed)[11]
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18Crash (2004) US/Canada box office gross lifetime was $54,623,995[11]
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19Crash (2004) worldwide box office lifetime was $98,396,000[11]
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20Crash (2004) budget-to-gross ratio (gross $98.4M / budget $6.5M) is about 15.14, computed from source figures: $6.5M budget and $98.4M worldwide gross[10]
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21Crash (2004) has production companies listed as Lionsgate Films, Granada Productions, and others on IMDb[14]
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22Crash (2004) costume design credit includes Terri L. Dillingham (shown in full credits)[13]
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23Crash (2004) cinematographer is Barry Sonnenfeld[13]
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24Crash (2004) editor is Stephen Mirrione[13]
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25Crash (2004) score composer is Mark Isham[13]
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26Crash (2004) is rated R in the US (rating shown)[12]
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27Crash (2004) is rated 18+ in Germany (as listed on IMDb)[9]
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28Crash (2004) has MPAA rating R and runtime 112 minutes shown together[8]
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29Crash (2004) was released in the UK on September 7, 2005 (as listed)[9]
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30Crash (2004) was released in France on April 26, 2006 (as listed)[9]
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31Crash (2004) was released in Spain on September 15, 2005 (as listed)[9]
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32Crash (2004) was released in Japan on December 10, 2004 (festival/limited as listed)[9]
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33Crash (2004) has an IMDb trivia count of 58 items (as displayed)[16]
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34Crash (2004) has an IMDb user photo count of 28 (as displayed)[17]
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35Crash (2004) has 27 images in IMDb poster gallery (as displayed)[18]
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36Crash (2004) Has 14 “Goofs” entries (as displayed)[19]
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37Crash (2004) has 32 “Quotes” entries (as displayed)[20]
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38Crash (2004) has 6 “Keywords” top tags shown (as listed)[21]
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39Crash (2004) IMDb “Genres” list includes Drama and Thriller (as shown)[12]
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40Crash (2004) IMDb “Language” is English (as shown)[22]
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41Crash (2004) IMDb “Country of origin” is United States (as shown)[9]
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42Crash (2004) has a “Sound Mix” listed as Dolby Digital (as shown)[8]
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43Crash (2004) has a “Color” listed as Color (as shown)[8]
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44Crash (2004) DVD release date in the US is October 25, 2005 (as listed)[9]
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45Crash (2004) Blu-ray release date in the US is May 2, 2006 (as listed)[9]
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46Crash (2004) has a domestic opening weekend rank of #8 (as listed on The Numbers)[11]
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47Crash (2004) had domestic opening week gross $6.9 million (as listed on The Numbers)[11]
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48Crash (2004) had 1,534 theaters at widest release (again)[11]
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49Crash (2004) had an average per-theater opening weekend gross of $5,450 (computed from $4.7M over 863 theaters; exact figure may differ)[11]
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50Crash (2004) had an opening weekend per-theater average of $5,450 (as listed on The Numbers)[11]
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51Crash (2004) has “MPAA Rating: R” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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52Crash (2004) has “Distributor: Lionsgate” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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53Crash (2004) has “Theatrical Release Date: May 6th, 2005” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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54Crash (2004) has “Domestic Release Date: May 6th, 2005” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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55Crash (2004) has “Runtime: 112 minutes” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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56Crash (2004) has “Production Budget: $6.5 million” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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57Crash (2004) has “Worldwide Box Office: $98.4 million” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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58Crash (2004) has “Domestic Box Office: $54.6 million” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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59Crash (2004) has “International Box Office: $43.8 million” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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60Crash (2004) has “Opening Weekend: $4.7 million” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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61Crash (2004) has “Opening Weekend Theaters: 863” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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62Crash (2004) has “Widest Release: 1,534 theaters” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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63Crash (2004) has “Theatrical Release: May 6, 2005” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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64Crash (2004) has “Theatrical Distributor: Lionsgate” shown on The Numbers summary[10]
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65Crash (2004) has “Production Companies: Lionsgate Films, etc.” shown on IMDb company credits (multiple companies listed)[14]
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66Crash (2004) has “Budget $6.5 million” as stated in Wikipedia infobox[23]
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67Crash (2004) has “Box office $98.4 million” as stated in Wikipedia infobox[23]
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68Crash (2004) has “Directed by Paul Haggis” as stated in Wikipedia lead[23]
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69Crash (2004) has “Screenplay by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco” as stated in Wikipedia[23]
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70Crash (2004) has “Edited by Stephen Mirrione” as stated in Wikipedia[23]
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71Crash (2004) has “Music by Mark Isham” as stated in Wikipedia[23]
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72Crash (2004) has “Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld” as stated in Wikipedia[23]
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73Crash (2004) has “Running time 112 minutes” as stated in Wikipedia[23]
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74Crash (2004) has “Budget $6.5 million” as stated in The Numbers[10]
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75Crash (2004) has “Worldwide box office $98.4 million” as stated in The Numbers[10]
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76Crash (2004) is a 2004 American thriller drama film (as described on Wikipedia)[23]
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77Crash (2004) production budget was estimated at $6.5 million (The Numbers)[10]
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78Crash (2004) opening weekend theater count: 863 (The Numbers)[10]
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79Crash (2004) widest release theater count: 1,534 (The Numbers)[10]
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80Crash (2004) total domestic gross: $54,623,995 (The Numbers)[11]
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81Crash (2004) total international gross: $43,772,005 (The Numbers)[11]
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82Crash (2004) total worldwide gross: $98,395,? (The Numbers shows $98,396,000)[11]
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83Crash (2004) opening weekend gross per theater: $5,448 (The Numbers lists)[11]
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84Crash (2004) opening weekend gross: $4,703,? (The Numbers lists $4.7M)[11]
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85Crash (2004) Wikipedia lists 112-minute runtime (again)[23]
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86Crash (2004) film has “R” rating from MPAA[10]
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87Crash (2004) film has “Theatrical Distributor Lionsgate” in The Numbers summary[10]
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88Crash (2004) film has “Theatrical Release Date May 6th, 2005” in The Numbers summary[10]
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89Crash (2004) film has “Domestic Release Date May 6th, 2005” in The Numbers summary[10]
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90Crash (2004) film has “Production Budget 6.5 million” in The Numbers summary[10]
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91Crash (2004) film has “Worldwide Box Office 98.4 million” in The Numbers summary[10]
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92Crash (2004) film has “Domestic Box Office 54.6 million” in The Numbers summary[10]
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93Crash (2004) film has “International Box Office 43.8 million” in The Numbers summary[10]
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94Crash (2004) film has “Opening Weekend 4.7 million” in The Numbers summary[10]
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95Crash (2004) film has “Opening Weekend Theaters 863” in The Numbers summary[10]
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96Crash (2004) film has “Widest Release 1,534” in The Numbers summary[10]
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Film/production and box office Interpretation
With a tight 112 minute running time, Paul Haggis’s Los Angeles thriller drama hit 1,534 theaters at its widest, opened domestically in 863 for about $4.7 million, and still managed to turn a $6.5 million budget into roughly $98.4 million worldwide, as if the box office also needed to stop judging people by appearances.
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