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    Drive

    • 20112011
    • RR
    • 1h 40min
    IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    585K
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    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
    Trailer2:33
    12 Videos
    99+ Photos
    CrimeDrama

    A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.

    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Hossein Amini(screenplay)
      • James Sallis(book)
    • Stars
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Bryan Cranston
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Hossein Amini(screenplay)
      • James Sallis(book)
    • Stars
      • Ryan Gosling
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Bryan Cranston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 715Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 79 wins & 180 nominations total

    Videos12

    Drive
    Trailer 2:33
    Drive
    The Most Popular Car in California
    Clip 0:43
    The Most Popular Car in California
    "Elevator"
    Clip 0:51
    "Elevator"
    "I Was Gonna Call the Cops"
    Clip 0:42
    "I Was Gonna Call the Cops"
    'My Hands are Dirty'
    Clip 0:45
    'My Hands are Dirty'
    "7th Street Bridge"
    Clip 2:00
    "7th Street Bridge"
    How Ryan Gosling Ended Up in 'Drive,' According to Director Nicolas Winding Refn
    Interview 8:21
    How Ryan Gosling Ended Up in 'Drive,' According to Director Nicolas Winding Refn
    "Shannon"
    Promo 0:34
    "Shannon"
    "Dangerous"
    Promo 0:34
    "Dangerous"
    "Unbeatable"
    Promo 0:34
    "Unbeatable"
    Streaming Wars! Who Will Win Your Attention?
    Video 3:55
    Streaming Wars! Who Will Win Your Attention?
    'Creed II' Cast on Knockout Soundtracks and Inspiring Scenes
    Video 2:26
    'Creed II' Cast on Knockout Soundtracks and Inspiring Scenes

    Photos186

    Carey Mulligan in Drive (2011)
    James Biberi and Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    Ron Perlman and Bryan Cranston in Drive (2011)
    Carey Mulligan in Drive (2011)
    Albert Brooks in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling and Tim Trella in Drive (2011)
    Carey Mulligan in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)

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    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Driveras Driver
    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Ireneas Irene
    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Shannonas Shannon
    Albert Brooks
    Albert Brooks
    • Bernie Roseas Bernie Rose
    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac
    • Standardas Standard
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Blancheas Blanche
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Ninoas Nino
    Kaden Leos
    • Benicioas Benicio
    Jeff Wolfe
    Jeff Wolfe
    • Tan Suitas Tan Suit
    James Biberi
    James Biberi
    • Cookas Cook
    Russ Tamblyn
    Russ Tamblyn
    • Docas Doc
    Joe Bucaro III
    Joe Bucaro III
    • Chauffeuras Chauffeur
    • (as Joey Bucaro)
    Tiara Parker
    Tiara Parker
    • Young Womanas Young Woman
    Tim Trella
    Tim Trella
    • Hitman #1as Hitman #1
    Jimmy Hart
    Jimmy Hart
    • Hitman #2as Hitman #2
    Tina Huang
    Tina Huang
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Andy San Dimas
    Andy San Dimas
    • Stripperas Stripper
    John Pyper-Ferguson
    John Pyper-Ferguson
    • Bearded Redneckas Bearded Redneck
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Hossein Amini(screenplay)
      • James Sallis(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    This action drama follows a mysterious man who has multiple jobs as a garage mechanic, a Hollywood stuntman and a getaway driver seems to be trying to escape his shady past as he falls for his neighbor - whose husband is in prison and who's looking after her child alone. Meanwhile, his garage mechanic boss is trying to set up a race team using gangland money, which implicates our driver as he is to be used as the race team's main driver. Our hero gets more than he bargained for when he meets the man who is married to the woman he loves. —shin
    neo noirnameless charactermythical herosilent protagonistvery little dialogue325 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Some Heroes Are Real
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence, language and some nudity.
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Driver and Irene actually say very little to each other, primarily because Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan felt that their scenes should be more focused on the mood and refused to say many of the scripted lines. Mulligan summarized making the film as "staring longingly at Ryan Gosling for hours each day."
    • Goofs
      When Driver crashes into Nino's car and pushes him off the cliff, the car at the top of the cliff has all front end lights working. There is no chance the lights would have survived such an impact.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Driver: [on phone] There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?

      [pause]

      Driver: Good. And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again.

    • Alternate versions
      The preview version of the movie has slightly different dialogue in the telephone conversation between Bernie Rose and Driver preceding the meeting at the Great Wall restaurant. Regular theatrical cut Driver: [to Bernie] You know the story about the scorpion and the frog? Your friend Nino didn't make it across the river. Preview version Bernie Rose: Where's Nino? Driver: He's Gone. The reference to the story about the scorpion and the frog was left out of the preview version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.19 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Tick of the Clock
      Written by Johnny Jewel

      Performed by Chromatics (as The Chromatics)

      Courtesy of Italians Do It Better Records

    User reviews1.6K

    Review
    Top review
    Intelligent Adrenaline
    After a summer of cheap thrills, Drive delivers thrills on the cheap. With a budget Michael Bay might have allocated for a single effects sequence in Transformers 3, Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn made one of the best movies of the year. Following Bronson and Valhalla Rising, Refn crafts his most polished, commercial work yet, while retaining all the ambiguity and unbridled aggression of his tough-as-nails art house pictures.

    Bearing thematic resemblance to Darren Aronofsky's recent output, Drive is like Black Swan in overdrive. The film pins its headlights on the dark implications of unchecked obsession and good intentions gone haywire. That dangerous duality – humanity on the razor's edge of animal brutality – is played to unnerving perfection by Ryan Gosling.

    Rightly among the most reliable names on the Hollywood marquee, the star of Drive plays a crucible of a character. A friendly, fatherly figure to his neighbor (Carey Mulligan) and her young son, he's decidedly less so when the two are threatened. A sort of oblique, ultraviolent superhero, the driver leaps to defend the innocent with bloody determination. If the first half of Drive plays as drama, the second is straight up revenge fare.

    Playing on the juxtaposition of calm and calamity, Refn keeps us on our toes throughout. Quiet moments stretch into suffocating silence, and the explosive violence that inevitably shatters it practically tears the frame in half. The audio is expertly mixed; you'll want to see Drive loud. From its roaring engines and visceral blows to its curt dialogue, the film is an altar to the power of great sound design.

    In truth, Drive isn't pervasively violent, though its most excruciatingly effective moments leave a memory trail like tire streaks on a sunbaked highway. At the heart of the story is a compelling, surprisingly tender romance. Carey Mulligan has proved herself a similarly reliable talent to Gosling, and has worked in recent years with the likes of Michael Mann, Oliver Stone, and Mark Romanek.

    Her fragile character's relationship with the driver is subtle and nuanced in a manner atypical of thriller convention. They're not family, they're not even sleeping together. Drive is not a sexy film. Refn fetishizes neither cars nor women; if The Fast and the Furious is the sleek exterior curves of an automobile, Drive is the greasy, undulating pistons. And it's utilitarian at a lean 100 minutes.

    The rest of the small cast also impresses. Albert Brooks plays against type as a cutthroat crime lord, and a note-perfect Ron Perlman plays his meathead partner. Bryan Cranston of TV's Breaking Bad has a small role too, as employer and confidant to Gosling's character. Their relationships shuffle as lines are drawn and redrawn, but none of them comes away unscathed by the film's end.

    Drive is either the explosive end to a lukewarm summer movie season or an early autumn adrenaline rush. In machismo, it far outpaces its hundred million dollar competition, leaving overwrought tales of lesser heroes like Thor and Green Lantern in the dust. Its troubled characters, and the bonds of desperation that link them, elevate the film above its genre trappings and shield it from disposable entertainment status.

    Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive is an anomaly. It's like a 1200 horsepower hybrid. And it's one of the best movies of 2011.
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    • colinrgeorge
    • Sep 16, 2011

    FAQ4

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Le Pacte (France)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Драйв
    • Filming locations
      • Big 6 Market - 550 South Rampart Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • FilmDistrict
      • Bold Films
      • MWM Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,061,555
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,340,461
      • Sep 18, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $77,187,281
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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