Vincent (played by Tom Cruise) is a protagonist in Collateral.
Vincent is a professional hitman who hires Max Durocher as his Los Angeles cab driver for a night of killings. He forces Max to conceal a body, carry out the itinerary, and help recover target information, while eliminating witnesses connected to a federal case. His nihilistic outlook ultimately puts him in direct conflict with Max. Max Durocher (played by Jamie Foxx) is a protagonist in Collateral.
Max Durocher is a Los Angeles cab driver who dreams of starting his own limousine business. Vincent coerces him into transporting victims and hiding evidence, but Max gradually resists, destroys the target information, helps protect Annie Farrell, and ultimately confronts Vincent on a train after learning Annie is in danger. Annie Farrell (played by Jada Pinkett Smith) appears in Collateral.
Annie Farrell is a federal prosecutor working for the U.S. Attorney's Office and one of Max Durocher's evening passengers. She gives Max her business card, while later becoming Vincent's final target because the witnesses he has killed belonged to her prosecution team. Max warns her and helps her escape Vincent's attack. Felix Reyes-Torrena (played by Javier Bardem) appears in Collateral.
Felix Reyes-Torrena is a drug lord whose federal grand jury case connects Vincent's targets. Vincent coerces Max into meeting him to recover information about the remaining targets, but Max impersonates Vincent instead. Reyes-Torrena then orders his men to kill the supposed Vincent if the hit job is not completed. Frank Pedrosa (played by Bruce McGill) appears in Collateral.
Frank Pedrosa is an FBI agent who helps Det. Ray Fanning identify the connection among the victims. He explains that they are witnesses before a federal grand jury preparing to indict Felix Reyes-Torrena, then interprets surveillance of Max as evidence that Max is the hitman and orders protection for the next target. FBI Agent (played by Charlie E. Schmidt) appears in Collateral.
Peter Lim (played by Inmo Yuon) appears in Collateral.
Collateral (2004) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Vincent
(played by Tom Cruise) — protagonist
Vincent is a professional hitman who hires Max Durocher as his Los Angeles cab driver for a night of killings. He forces Max to conceal a body, carry out the itinerary, and help recover target informa...
Max Durocher
(played by Jamie Foxx) — protagonist
Max Durocher is a Los Angeles cab driver who dreams of starting his own limousine business. Vincent coerces him into transporting victims and hiding evidence, but Max gradually resists, destroys the t...
Annie Farrell
(played by Jada Pinkett Smith) — supporting
Annie Farrell is a federal prosecutor working for the U.S. Attorney's Office and one of Max Durocher's evening passengers. She gives Max her business card, while later becoming Vincent's final target...
Felix Reyes-Torrena
(played by Javier Bardem) — supporting
Felix Reyes-Torrena is a drug lord whose federal grand jury case connects Vincent's targets. Vincent coerces Max into meeting him to recover information about the remaining targets, but Max impersonat...
Frank Pedrosa
(played by Bruce McGill) — supporting
Frank Pedrosa is an FBI agent who helps Det. Ray Fanning identify the connection among the victims. He explains that they are witnesses before a federal grand jury preparing to indict Felix Reyes-Torr...
FBI Agent
(played by Charlie E. Schmidt) — minor
Peter Lim
(played by Inmo Yuon) — cameo
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Frank Pedrosa → FBI Agent
(Professional Supervisor)
After reviewing FBI surveillance, Pedrosa concludes that Max is the hitman and orders FBI agents to protect Peter Lim.
Vincent → Max Durocher
(Power Captive)
Vincent forces Max to hide a corpse in the cab trunk and continue driving after revealing that he is a hitman.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Max Durocher → Felix Reyes-Torrena
(Conflict Impersonator And Criminal Boss)
Max poses as Vincent to acquire the information from Reyes-Torrena and then leaves with it.
Vincent → Peter Lim
(Conflict Assassin And Target)
At the nightclub, Vincent kills Lim and his bodyguards while pursuing the next target.
FBI Agent → Peter Lim
(Alliance Protective Detail)
Pedrosa orders the FBI agents to protect Lim after identifying him as a witness targeted by Vincent.
Frank Pedrosa → Felix Reyes-Torrena
(Conflict Investigator And Indictment Target)
Pedrosa identifies the victims as witnesses in a federal grand jury that will indict Reyes-Torrena the following day.
Annie Farrell → Felix Reyes-Torrena
(Conflict Prosecutor And Defendant)
Annie is prosecuting against Reyes-Torrena, while the victims are witnesses in a federal grand jury expected to indict him.
Felix Reyes-Torrena → Vincent
(Conflict Threatened Contractor)
Felix provides access to the information Vincent needs, then orders his men to kill Vincent if the job is not completed.
Max Durocher → Annie Farrell
(Alliance Protective Ally)
Max calls Annie to warn her, urges her to call 9-1-1, and shoots Vincent so he can escape with her.
Vincent → Annie Farrell
(Conflict Assassin And Target)
Vincent's laptop reveals that Annie is his final target, and he later corners her inside her office building.
Story Analysis
One night forces a compliant cab driver to confront a professional killer, institutional confusion, and his own fear of decisive action.
