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21 Grams

2003Movie2 h 4 minR

76

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76

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Summary

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

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Makes you care deeply.
Rewards close watching.
Breaks your heart.
Hits close to home.
Feels like real life.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 75Audiences 78GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer80%
Metascore70
Audience score86%
IMDb7.6
User score7.6
Letterboxd · 124 K ratings3.8/5
Box office
3.0×its budget
Budget
$20 M
Worldwide
$60 M
Worldwide it earned $40 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for dramas, +15 min on the typical 109
typical 109124
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+21
Released
2003
November 18, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 53
Directing · 6
Alejandro G. Iñárritu Director, Producer
James Alan Hensz First Assistant Director
Kiersten P. Miller Second Assistant Director
Michael E. Steele First Assistant Director
Kenneth Roth Second Assistant Director
Eva Z. Cabrera Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
Guillermo Arriaga Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 18
Ted Hope Executive Producer
Robert Salerno Unit Production Manager, Producer
Francine Maisler Casting
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
Day Permuy Assistant Production Coordinator
Tony Hernandez Location Assistant
Camera · 12
Rodrigo Prieto Director of Photography
Xavier Grobet Second Unit Director of Photography, Camera Operator
David J. Thompson Steadicam Operator
Diego Quemada-Díez Camera Operator
Michael Cruickshank Camera Loader
Jim Sheldon Still Photographer
Editing · 7
Stephen Mirrione Editor
Keith H. Sauter Assistant Editor
Brian Ufberg Assistant Editor
Douglas Crise Assistant Editor
Steve Bowen Colorist
Paul Tanzillo Jr. Negative Cutter
Sound · 20
Gustavo Santaolalla Original Music Composer
Martín Hernández Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Roland N. Thai Sound Designer
Jon Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
José Antonio García Sound Mixer
Brad Sherman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 10
Brigitte Broch Production Design
Alex Blagg Location Scout
Cynthia Nibler Property Master
Deborah Riley Art Direction
Allison Gross Assistant Property Master
Meg Everist Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 13
Marlene Stewart Costume Design
Gail Rowell-Ryan Hair Department Head
Luisa Abel Makeup Department Head
Vivian Baker Key Makeup Artist, Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Phillip Howard Set Costumer
Jolynn Nieto Hairstylist
Lighting · 4
Peter Walts Best Boy Electric
Robby Baumgartner Gaffer
Anthony 'Spike' Simms Rigging Gaffer
Lee McLemore Rigging Grip
Other crew · 21
Spiro Razatos Stunt Coordinator
Peewee Piemonte Stunts
Jack Gill Stunts
Andy Gill Stunts
Chris Durand Stunts
Jerry Jackson Transportation Coordinator

Tropes

Holier Than Thouin 188 titlesJack, or at least he tries to be.Bittersweet Endingin 11,866 titlesAlbeit a borderline Downer Ending.All 18 tropes

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