Collateral
About Collateral
A taxi driver is unexpectedly taken on the ride of his life in this stylish thriller from acclaimed director Michael Mann. Max (Jamie Foxx) is a cab driver who hopes to some day open his own limo company; one night behind the wheel begins promisingly when he picks up Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), an attorney working with the federal government who is attractive, friendly, and gives him her business card after paying her fare. Max thinks his luck is getting even better when his next fare, Vincent (Tom Cruise), offers him several hundred dollars in cash if he'll be willing to drop him off, wait, and pick him up at five different spots over the course of the evening. Max agrees, but he soon realizes Vincent isn't just another guy with errands to run -- Vincent is an assassin who has been paid to murder five people who could put the leaders of a powerful drug trafficking ring behind bars in an upcoming trial. As circumstances force Max to do Vincent's bidding, the cabbie has to find a way to prevent Vincent from killing again and save his own skin, a task that becomes especially crucial when he discovers Annie is one of the names on Vincent's hit list. Collateral also stars Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Bruce McGill as police detectives hot on Vincent's trail. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Quick Facts
US Release Date
8/6/04
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and language.
Running Time
120 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, CA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$100,003,492
Awards
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2004 National Board of Review Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2004 American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2004 Golden Globe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2004 American Film Institute Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography (Runner-up) award at the 2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2004 National Board of Review Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic award at the 2004 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2004 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- DreamWorks
- Paramount Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
