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The Driver
Action, Crime, Thriller
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy stripped-down pursuit thrillers built around cool professionalism, terse confrontations, and precise urban movement.
- Tone
- tense, cerebral, bleak
- Payoff
- adrenaline, vindication
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- professional pride, pursuit, deception, betrayal, survival
- Setting
- late twentieth century, nocturnal urban streets and criminal underworld