
Driven
Seen it?2001 | 116 min | Action, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved F1 or Rush, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
14% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$55 million worldwide on a $94 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Renny Harlin
- Sylvester StalloneJoe Tanto
- Burt ReynoldsCarl Henry
- Kip PardueJimmy Bly
- Stacy EdwardsLucretia Clan
- Til SchweigerBeau Brandenburg
- Gina GershonCathy Heguy
- Estella WarrenSophia Simone
- Cristián de la FuenteMemo Moreno
- Brent BriscoeCrusher
- Robert Sean LeonardDemille Bly