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Crossing Over
Every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders... only one thing stands in their way. America.
Every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders... only one...
Crime, Drama - 2009
6.7
15%
38
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
10 Feb 2009
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$1,037,335
Awards:
1 win

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Any one of these stories, if properly fleshed out and shorn of contrivance, would have made for a perfectly serviceable film. Instead, we have lots of hysterical little bits of nothing much.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
31 Jul 2009
rotten:
There are good performances here, but the sheer number dilutes their power, leaving the movie a bit of a mess.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
25 Mar 2009
rotten:
You see, it's all a bit too interlocking, a cable series jammed into a couple of hours.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
20 Mar 2009
rotten:
[Crossing Over] has a paint-by-numbers quality.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
20 Mar 2009
rotten:
Part of the reason why Crossing Over doesn't work is that too many of the hurdles [director] Kramer places in front of his protagonists often feel like the product of a writer's imagination instead of real-life experiences.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar 2009
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