A rush-hour fender bender on New York City''s crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn''t set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people''s lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries.

Their means of destroying one another might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other''s life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost. Late for court, high powered attorney Gavin Banek is weaving through heavy traffic. In a different lane is Doyle Gipson, a father whose right to see his children rests on the decision of a judge with a full docket and no time to spare.

On the surface, Banek and Gipson are two very different men: one is struggling away from rock bottom. But a minor accident will drive these two strangers to the brink of self-destruction, and prove that rage can equalize any playing field when men turn into beasts.

Directed by
Roger Michell

Cast
Ben Affleck - Gavin Banek
Samuel L. Jackson - Doyle Gibson
Toni Collette - Michelle
William Hurt - The Sponsor
Bradley Cooper - Gordon Pinella
Ileen Getz - Ellen
Richard Jenkins - Walter Arnell
Kim Staunton - Valerie Gipson
Sydney Pollack - Delano
Amanda Peet - Cynthia Banek
Jennifer Dundas - Mina Dunne

Production Co.
Scott Rudin Productions

Produced by
Ron Bozman
Adam Schroeder
Scott Rudin

Studio
Paramount Pictures

Writer
Chap Taylor

Music
David Arnold