Overview

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Awards
Won 8 awards, including the National Board of Review Award for Best Director (2004) and the BET Award for Best Actor & Actress (2005)
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Nominations
26 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (2005)
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Box office
Grossed $220M worldwide, about 3.4 times its $65M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Long Beach
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by James Newton Howard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron
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