A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con. Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller Directed by, Alejandro González Iñárritu Produced by, Alejandro González Iñárritu Robert Salerno Written by, Guillermo Arriaga Starring, Sean Penn Naomi Watts Charlotte Gainsbourg Benicio del Toro Music by, Gustavo Santaolalla Cinematography, Rodrigo Prieto Edited by, Stephen Mirrione Production company, This is that Distributed by, Focus Features Release dates, December 26, 2003 Running time, 124 minutes Country, United States Language, English Budget, $20 million Box office, $60,427,839