Drive (2011)

R09/15/2011Drama, Thriller, Crime1h 40m
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There are no clean getaways.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Ryan Gosling

    Driver

  2. Cast 1

    Carey Mulligan

    Irene

  3. Cast 1

    Bryan Cranston

    Shannon

  4. Cast 1

    Albert Brooks

    Bernie Rose

  5. Cast 1

    Oscar Isaac

    Standard

  6. Cast 1

    Christina Hendricks

    Blanche

  7. Cast 1

    Ron Perlman

    Nino

  8. Cast 1

    Kaden Leos

    Benicio

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    Jeff Wolfe

    Tan Suit

The patient-man's _Transporter_. I've never been much of a Ryan Gosling fan (probably why it took me five years to get around to watching _Drive_). I am a fan of virtually every other cast member in the movie, but I didn't know any of them were in it before I started watching it. _Drive_ wasn't enough to bring me around on to the Ryan Gosling train, but I'll tell you who it definitely did put me on to: Director Nicolas Winding Refn. The direction is truly king here in _Drive_. There are a couple of stylistic choices that didn't work for me, like the repetitive vocal-heavy montages, and I...