James Spader starred in a controversial psychological thriller.
Crash is a 1996 British-Canadian psychological thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on J. G. Ballard 's 1973 novel of the same name . The film stars James Spader , Deborah Kara Unger , Elias Koteas , Holly Hunter , and Rosanna Arquette . James Spader . He is best known for portraying eccentric characters in films such as the drama Sex , Lies , and Videotape ( 1989 ) , the action science fiction film Stargate ( 1994 ) , the controversial psychological thriller Crash ( 1996 ) , the erotic romance Secretary ( 2002 ) , and the blockbuster superhero film Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) .