Fracture

2007 113 min ★ 7.3 Thriller

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Theodore Crawford

Ryan Gosling

William Beachum

David Strathairn

Joe Lobruto

Rosamund Pike

Nikki Gardner

Embeth Davidtz

Jennifer Crawford

Billy Burke

Lt. Rob Nunally

Cliff Curtis

Detective Flores

Fiona Shaw

Judge Robinson

Bob Gunton

Judge Gardner

Josh Stamberg

Norman Foster

Details

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Screenplay

Glenn Gers

Tagline

"I shot my wife... prove it."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$91,354,215

Production

M7 Filmproduktion, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment, Weinstock Productions

Reviews

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Shreyance Parakh

May 4, 2017

★ 9/10

**Gripping!!** *** This review may contain spoilers *** Some of you may find (or I should say try to) faults in this gripping courtroom drama but for the rest this movie is a lovely, more than just about courtroom, dual between the ever talented Anthony Hopkins and the not just about looks Ryan Gosling.The chemistry between the two is really difficult to not feel right from the first time in...

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Jack

June 10, 2020

This is my kind of film. Suspense throughout, mystery till the very end... I could write a long review about the film but I realise it wouldn't be that different to what others have already said about it, so my only criticism goes to Anthony Hopkins. I enjoy watching Anthony Hopkins. I really do. He is a brilliant actor and deserves all the credit he gets. However, his acting seems rather repet...

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CinemaSerf

June 4, 2024

★ 7/10

This has all the ingredients of a classic crime drama - a great cast, some slick writing and a healthy dose of suspense. Sir Anthony Hopkins as the meticulously fiendish aeronautics engineer/millionaire ("Crawford") who discovers his wife is up to some mischief and so takes matters into his own hands (or does he?). Ryan Gosling ("Willy Beachum") is the sloppy and complacent prosecution attorney wi...