“How much does life weigh?”
21 Grams
7.3
3,420 votes·2003
·2h 4m
·MovieDramaCrimeThriller
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.
Commercial Verdict
Super Hit
Revenue vs Budget3.0x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Strong box office performer
Keywords
life and deathrage and hatetransplantationfaithsuicide attemptloss of loved onewidowex-detaineenew mexicosadnesscar crashmultiple storylines
Cast
Sean Penn
Paul Rivers
Naomi Watts
Cristina Peck
Benicio del Toro
Jack Jordan
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Mary Rivers
Danny Huston
Michael Peck
Melissa Leo
Marianne Jordan
Clea DuVall
Claudia
Carly Nahon
Cathy
Claire Pakis
Laura
Nick Nichols
Boy
John Rubinstein
Gynecologist
Eddie Marsan
Reverend John
Loyd Keith Salter
Fat Man
Antef A. Harris
Basketball Guy
Marc Musso
Freddy
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