Crash (1996)

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Year: 1996
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Starring: James Spader (James Ballard), Deborah Kara Unger (Catherine Ballard), Elias Koteas (Vaughan), Holly Hunter (Dr. Helen Remington), Rosanna Arquette (Gabrielle)
Country: Canada
Language: English (English subs)
Runtime: 01:36:08
Genres: Misc Paraphilias, Scars-Body Modification, Gay, Infidelity

Plot – Spoilers:
James Ballard is in the movie business as well as an open and sexually jaded marriage with wife Catherine. An orgasm appears to have gotten elusive to both and they drift through their days titillating each other with tales of their extra marital indiscretions.

One night, James crashes his car killing the driver of an oncoming car whose co-passenger, Helen survives. James notices certain changes in his outlook post the accident and when Helen encourages him into sexual acts in cars, he begins to develop a paraphilia (symphorophilia) for accidents and car wrecks. This kink is fueled by a cult-like character Vaughan who has some strange ideas that push all known boundaries of sexual experimentation. Catherine becomes a part of their fetish as things begin to escalate.

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March 9, 2026 2:06 am

The scene where they are having sex and shes describing Vaughn and they both get off on it is so hot

Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
February 20, 2026 3:42 pm

This is the 2nd time I’ve seen this film. I remember not liking it when I saw it the 1st time a long time ago. I’m still not in to it. I do a lot of driving at work. I’ve been in car accidents and I’ve been in the hospital because of car accidents and I don’t remember that there was anything glamorous or sexy about being incapacitated and in pain for a period of time, hospital bills or exchanging paper work for insurance claims. This movie is like an inside joke that I don’t get. I’m sure that there are people like this on the road. I know a group of people that have weekly meetings, who talk about all sorts of stupid shit that makes no sense, who go out on the road once a week for 3 to 4 hours and purposely drive slow to gum up traffic and piss people off and they don’t even get paid to do it, they just do it for “fun.” I’m not a James Spader fan. He always has that blank look on his face and he gives a wooden performance in “Crash.” The only scene where Spader was really convincing is when he was eager for some hard core homosexual love from Elias Koteas, which I heard is a big reason why he took the role. Deborah Kara Unger is a good actress but not so much in “Crash.” She comes off like she is trying too hard to… Read more »

Marcid
Marcid
February 8, 2026 4:52 am

Love this movie sm. Cronenburg is a genuis, and happy birthday to James Spader <33 (it's Feb 7th)

Wtf
Wtf
February 2, 2026 6:25 am

Stupid but in an abstract way. The literal and metaphorical meaning of the idiom “its like a car crash. So bad you cant look away”

Jakamo
Jakamo
December 14, 2025 11:22 am

Unsexiest sex movie ever.

szary kutas
szary kutas
June 12, 2025 9:15 am

leg scar car scene got me hard as a motherfucker. I wish I could kiss some scarpussy

valentine
valentine
April 27, 2025 10:20 pm

I tried to watch this on a bunch of other sites before realizing I was being silly and coming here. Thank you, fucked up movies guy, for having my back with all the freak movies.

TheDeathPanda
TheDeathPanda
March 13, 2025 1:41 am

I remember this guro (Japanese gore porn) artist who randomly made a car crash/running over fetish one-shot. First thing I thought when I saw this.

Rex
Rex
March 1, 2025 4:58 am

is this a full verson?

Ben Dean
Ben Dean
August 5, 2024 10:02 am

Im a sick and twisted movie fan and this was pretty good.

Russ
Russ
April 24, 2024 12:28 pm

Dodge em cars without happy endings but the sex was good. A macabre theme but the crash scenes were good as was the acting.

ASTRAHAWKS
ASTRAHAWKS
October 1, 2023 3:37 am

Ballard just let hes love get wrecked by another dude. Thats sick.
And i asked why he want to kill her. Wtf

Nuthugger
Nuthugger
January 20, 2023 3:06 am

Cronenberg big dick suck

Richard
Richard
January 18, 2023 12:19 am

Wanna see some gay faggots spam? Watch while I say the magic words – Immature gay cry babies. Ha ha.

Richard
Richard
January 17, 2023 11:06 pm

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on
You do something to me that I can’t explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on
Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha

fred fat
fred fat
December 21, 2022 11:09 am

this was a car wreck of a movie

AnOldBoy
AnOldBoy
December 21, 2022 10:15 am

“Maybe the next one.” Essentially the replacement of partners with car crash monogamy. J.G Ballard’s books were always unique imo, just a shame too few have been made into films. As a J.G Ballard fan I’m probably biased but for me this film scores 4 / 5 broken legs.

Regan MacNeil
Regan MacNeil
October 23, 2022 4:01 am

I didn’t like the ending . . . She should have died in that crash and then he has sex with her body in the grass beside the road. Other than that it was OK.

Rumpel
Rumpel
May 31, 2022 4:30 pm

The flyyyyy pls

Chris
Chris
November 17, 2021 4:47 am

Crash was writian by J G Ballard . His first autobiographical boo kwas made into the film Empire of the sun .His second autobigraphical book The Kindness of Woman is one of my favourite books .

Zed Man
Zed Man
November 16, 2021 9:08 am

David Cronenberg has made a number of films in the 70s and 80s, including ”Scanners”, ”Shivers” and ”Rabid” among many others which I have seen over the years. Medical horror films were his forte and he didnt shy away from controversial subjects with lots of gore and sex. My favorite subjects, btw. ”Crash” was ok but it didnt grab me like his earliest movies. I think he went a bit soft as he got older. Still worth a watch tho.

Nendomori
Nendomori
June 12, 2021 12:50 am

Maaaan the music is so fucking good, also the doc was so hot

FrankyTeardrop
FrankyTeardrop
February 16, 2021 7:32 am

one hour and thirty six minutes of pure post nut clarity

Lotty Da
Lotty Da
February 7, 2021 6:31 am

didn’t much care for this one, not effedup enough for me. waste of good talent. had to skip thru it, maybe I missed the good parts, I don’t know… hard to believe James Spader once looked like that . THANKS ANYWAY EFFEDUP, you can’t win em all, but you definitely make my day with a lot of em.

james
james
February 5, 2021 10:14 pm

what da hel bro

OJ
OJ
January 31, 2021 8:19 am

David cronenberg is genius, watch Eastern promises and history of violence. Its all get under you skin.

Chris
Chris
January 1, 2021 12:04 pm

O my god I almost forgot about is movie. Thanks for the upload

Alex
Alex
October 30, 2020 5:14 am

Great, I really miss this movie, and I don’t know how many years passed since the last time that I watched it. I love this movie when I was an adolescent and I love it now. There isn’t just one form to love. But I strongly believe that paraphilias are ok if all participants agree with what could happen.

Sophie
Sophie
October 17, 2020 11:44 pm

Just to say a huge thank you to whoever chooses/ correlates the films for this site.I only discovered you yesterday when looking for that GG Allin documentary ,which was an eye opener .lol But you have some incredible stuff here,I’ m definitely here for European/ world cinema and classic Cronenberg etc as opposed to the full out guts and gore some of the weirdos living in their mum’s s basement aged 35 seen to enjoy..but you have a nice taste in art house cinema too…We are back in full lockdown where I.live in northern England & this site is a life saved from the boredom of lockdown alone ! Thank you xx

Sophie
Sophie
October 17, 2020 11:37 pm

Hang on a minute..Nimrod ?is suggesting children are reading / watching Crash by the great JG Ballard in the classroom as a way of learning about diversity?WHY couldn’t I have gone to a school like that in the 70′ s ..sounds fucking great!!
I actually got a good thwacking with a wooden ruler across my knuckles when I was 10 yrs for reading Iain McKewen ‘ First Love last rights ‘ & ‘ Inbetween the Sheets’ by the teacher and was called a ‘ subversive’.. Well 43 yrs later she got that bit right?

Nimrod
Nimrod
August 21, 2020 2:00 am

Disgusting . I can’t believe that this movie is recommended for school children to learn about diversity! Don’t get me wrong, diversity and accepting all the faggots and freaks is super important and all, but this is too far I tell ya!

Nate
Nate
March 21, 2019 9:50 am

GREAT FUCKING MOVIE