Fresh
Challenges and provokes in unexpected ways.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
21 Grams
How much does life weigh?
2003 · 2h 4m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[An]uncommonly ambitious, superbly acted, frustratingly flawed drama.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Establishes [Inarritu] as a major cinematic force.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
You won't soon forget the world that Gonzalez Inarritu creates.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh
Fascinating because of the way the story is told -- and because of the existential issues that it forces you to consider.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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