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The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe

Drama · Thriller · Crime · 2007

A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.

Movie details

The Air I Breathe

“The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.”

2007 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Air I Breathe?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jieho Lee

Written by

Jieho Lee · Bob DeRosa

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Pleasure

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Fingers

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Love

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sorrow

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Henry

Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch

Tony

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Happiness

Court is in session

Put The Air I Breathe on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.