Fracture is a 2007 legal crime psychological thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, it follows a man (Hopkins) who shoots his unfaithful wife and then engages in a battle of wits with a young assistant district attorney (Gosling). The supporting cast includes David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw, and Bob Gunton.

Plot

Theodore "Ted" Crawford, a wealthy Irish aeronautical engineer living in Los Angeles, confirms that his wife, Jennifer, is having an affair with police detective Robert Nunally. Confronting his wife, Crawford shoots her. He calls the police, including Nunally, who enters the house cautiously, negotiating with Crawford for both to put down their guns. Crawford confesses he shot his wife. Recognizing the victim and being subtly goaded by Crawford, Nunally becomes enraged and assaults him. Jennifer, despite her injuries, is not killed, but left in a coma.