A gripping chronicle of three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant named Collide. Hunter finds himself on an awkward blind date with the captivating Tamira, while a busboy and his waitress girlfriend hope to score a big payday, and outside, Peter sits in his car observing his wife Angie meet with the restaurant’s manager. Though all strangers, their stories are weaved together as they hurl towards an explosive end.
Acting
Jim Gaffigan's against-type turn as a broken man in a parked car.
Direction
Dewil keeps three timelines tense without losing clarity.
Director
Mukunda Michael Dewil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in a single actual Los Angeles restaurant over just 12 days, with cast rehearsing the full 90-minute timeline like theater.
Ryan Phillippe's casting deliberately evokes his Cruel Intentions era—audiences expect charm, get something far more corroded by middle age.
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