Drama
American
2005 · Directed by Paul Haggis · 112 min
Over thirty-six hours in post-9/11 Los Angeles, the lives of strangers keep colliding: a district attorney and his wife, two police officers, a shopkeeper, a pair of carjackers, a television director. An ensemble drama about prejudice, fear and the thin line between strangers in a big city.
Why it matters in cinema history
A representative mid-2000s American ensemble film, it fits the line of mosaic dramas after Short Cuts and Magnolia, and it remains a landmark case in debates about Oscar taste and how Hollywood handles race.
Watch with intention
Watch how the film builds a city from coincidence, and ask whether each encounter feels discovered or designed.
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