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Drive

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Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
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With its hyper-stylized blend of violence, music, and striking imagery, Drive represents a fully realized vision of arthouse action.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 8, 2017
B+
... Drive is a riveting watch. Go to Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Apr 17, 2015
A+
I'll never forget the first time I saw Drive. I've since never been able to replicate the experience. Go to Full Review David Thomson The New Republic Jun 24, 2013
What it had going for it was an uncanny and moving relationship between Gosling and Mulligan. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 9, 2025
5/5
Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn are operating harmoniously and to the peak of their power for this slick and stylish neo-noir. Go to Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Aug 26, 2024
4/5
Director Nicolas Winding Refn infuses an amalgam of several standard stories with an unassailable armor of cool to protect the indefatigable loneliness at its center. Go to Full Review Jennifer Bisset CNET Apr 20, 2023
Drive is basically the coolest movie ever. Its dreamlike, electronic soundtrack -- perfect for travel at night -- layers meaningful messages into a violent fairy tale about an unconventional hero. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jon Apr 15, 2026 Third viewing and this movie gets better every time. Absolute masterpiece. See more Jane D @MamaFuky 5 days ago One of the worst movies I've ever seen. If you need something to fall asleep to, you got it. My kid got a ticket for expired tags and that was more exciting than this. See more Giovanni T @RT44369250 6 days ago Drive is what happens when you take one of Von Trier's psycho pupils and commission him a movie that's a bit like taxi driver, a bit like transporter and a bit like Anti-Christ. Everything is crafted with such surgical precision in its action, framing and storytelling that feels like it was made to be watched and never be spoken about. A world crafted around greed and violence with a love story that's so dim yet so bright it blinds you in the most sweet, caring way with a soundtrack that brought back vaporwave and synth pop before it was a thing (a real hero, Under your spell, nightcall, tick of the clock etc...). Drive is art in its most senseless form: made just because. And that's what makes it special. See more Brandon B @syncopatedbeet Sep 21, 2026 A dreamy, retro world where crime lurks in dark corners and love still exists in the most quiet places. See more Kanton L @RT46272303 Sep 9, 2026 Drive is arguably one of the best 10 movies I have ever watched See more Tom F @RT55173143 Sep 5, 2026 I welcome any project that tries to do something different, and I imagine this felt revolutionary in 2011. But watching this in 2026, it felt like a shallow collection of empty gestures. See more Read all reviews
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Nicolas Winding Refn

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Ryan Gosling

Driver

Carey Mulligan

Irene

Bryan Cranston

Shannon

Albert Brooks

Bernie Rose

Oscar Isaac

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Albert Brooks as Bernie Rose in "Drive." Ron Perlman as Nino in "Drive." Carey Mulligan as Irene in "Drive." Christina Hendricks as Blanche in "Drive." Ryan Gosling as Driver in "Drive." Ryan Gosling (right) as Driver in "Drive." (L-R) Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding on the set of "Drive." (L-R) Ryan Gosling as Driver and Bryan Cranston as Shannon in "Drive." Carey Mulligan as Irene in "Drive." Ryan Gosling as Driver in "Drive." View more photos

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Synopsis Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Director
Nicolas Winding Refn
Producer
Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Gigi Pritzker, Michel Litvak, John Palermo
Screenwriter
Hossein Amini
Distributor
FilmDistrict
Production Co
Marc Platt Productions, Motel Movies
Rating
R (Some Nudity|Language|Strong Brutal Bloody Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.1M
Runtime
1h 40m
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