A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con. However, the accident is the one that ruins lives but ultimately also resurrects them.
1959, Puerto Rico
14 September 1960, New York City, New York, USA
2 October 1967, USA
14 May 1962, Rome, Lazio, Italy
30 November 1996, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
18 May 1965, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
3 October 1979, Ecuador
22 October 1968, Calhoun, Georgia, USA
17 January 1962, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
6 March 1975, Santa Monica, California, USA
17 August 1960, Santa Monica, California, USA
24 August 1953, Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
5 December 1949, Bennington, Vermont, USA
24 December 1973, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
23 September 1994, Georgia, USA
August 26, 2010
Thought-provoking film not for tweens/young teens.December 26, 2003
Establishes [Inarritu] as a major cinematic force.December 26, 2003
You won't soon forget the world that Gonzalez Inarritu creates.December 26, 2003
Challenges and provokes in unexpected ways.December 26, 2003
Fascinating because of the way the story is told -- and because of the existential issues that it forces you to consider.February 05, 2008
Une oeuvre d'une rare intensité dramatique qui n'a aucunement besoin de suivre un cheminement narratif classique pour susciter une vive réaction chez le spectateurJuly 23, 2007
The structure simply doesn't let any of the characters build an arc of growth or despair.April 18, 2009
"21 Grams" commands a running discourse that runs as a constant thematic thread through all of humanity. The movie delivers life as a floating mysterious entity that we all share. It's very few films that achieve anything remotely close.July 06, 2010
A highly emotional, thought provoking drama that easily lives up to the hype, 21 Grams is a film that has all of its bases covered: script, acting and direction.December 26, 2003
[An]uncommonly ambitious, superbly acted, frustratingly flawed drama.December 25, 2003
The performances, the way Inarritu deconstructs and reconstructs the narrative, the grainy, gritty feel and look, all lead to the rare sort of experience that only a truly great film can offer.