Drive My Car

Name: Drive My Car
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-08-18
Duration: 179 min
Rating: 7.4

2021 · Movie · NR · 179 min · ★ 7.4 · 94% critics

Drama

A stage actor and director, still grieving, travels to a theater festival to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima. He meets an introverted young woman assigned to drive his car, and between rides their conversations gradually reveal secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions.

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Original title: ドライブ・マイ・カー
Years: 2021
Release date: 2021-08-18
Language: Japanese
Rated: NR
Runtime: 179 min
Critic score: 94/100
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 (1,498 votes)
Box office: $15,319,767

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You’ll likely enjoy this reflective, character-driven drama if you like grief-focused storytelling and patient unfolding conversations; Not for you if you need fast plot momentum, lots of overt romance, or easily accessible conflict.

Pros: graceful performances; captivating mood; thoughtful themes | Cons: deliberate pacing; sparse dialogue; can feel long