The Crossing Guard

"...some lives cross, others collide."

1995 1h 51m EN

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6.0

MID

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76%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 295🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 15,636

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Synopsis

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Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

“...some lives cross, others collide.”

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Freddy Gale
David Morse
John Booth
Anjelica Huston
Mary
Robin Wright
Jojo
Piper Laurie
Helen Booth
Richard Bradford
Stuart Booth
Priscilla Barnes
Verna
David Baerwald
Peter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean Penn
Writers: Sean Penn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean Penn, shot by Vilmos Zsigmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jack Nitzsche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Nicholson and David Morse and Anjelica Huston carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "...some lives cross, others collide.".

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IMDB entry: tt0112744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sean Penn directs. Vilmos Zsigmond behind the camera. Jack Nitzsche scores. Jay Cassidy cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sean Penn, shot by Vilmos Zsigmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jack Nitzsche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jack Nicholson and David Morse and Anjelica Huston carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "...some lives cross, others collide.".
7IMDB entry: tt0112744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.