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21 Grams

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21 Grams

"How much does life weigh?"

2003

2h 4m

7.3(3437 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Paul Rivers

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Cristina Peck

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Jack Jordan

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Mary Rivers

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Michael Peck

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Marianne Jordan

Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Claudia

Carly Nahon

Carly Nahon

Cathy

Claire Pakis

Claire Pakis

Laura

Nick Nichols

Boy

Creative team

Directed by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Written by: Guillermo Arriaga
Produced by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Robert Salerno

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