# Drive (2011)

> A taciturn Los Angeles getaway driver risks everything to protect his neighbor from the criminal world entangling her family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/44754

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, neon-lit, intimate, late night viewing, crime movie marathon

## Synopsis

A getaway driver finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of crime and love.

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