2011 · drama · crime · thriller
Drive
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn1h 40m2011
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.
Our read: Drive (2011) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · crime · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Drive counts for a challenge
Sombre, steady, extreme drama / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
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