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Drive
2011
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1040
- IMDb #510
- Google retired #2046
- Rotten Tomatoes #972
- Metacritic #557
- Letterboxd #773
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #595
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1707
- Metacritic Critics #727
- Metacritic Audience #468
- Douban #1133
- Kinopoisk #1812
- AlloCiné #312
- Trakt #759
Every rating
51–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A mysterious Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver finds himself drawn to his gentle neighbor and her young son. When her husband is released from prison and embroiled in a dangerous heist, the driver agrees to help, a decision that pulls him into a brutal underworld and puts those he cares for in grave peril.
Details
- Director
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Writer
- Hossein Amini
- Based on
- Drive by James Sallis
- Released
- 15 September 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $79.7M
- Awards
- 30 wins, 77 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 107 →2 major awards won · 30 wins from 107 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Action Movie | Drive | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2011 | Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Sound Editing | Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2012 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Beth Mickle | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Score | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Picture | Drive | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Action Movie | Drive | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Matthew Newman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Score | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing | Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Beth Mickle | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Ryan Gosling | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Best Sound | Dave Patterson, Lon Bender, Victor Ray Ennis, Robert Fernandez | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Matthew Newman | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Winner |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Winner |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Best Film | Drive | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Best Picture | Drive | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Top Ten Movies | Drive | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Best Use of Music in a Film | Drive | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Music/Score | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
| Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment) | The elevator beating sequence | Nominee |
| Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment) | The opening get-away scene | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Matthew Newman | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Cliff Martinez | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hossein Amini | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Drive | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Score | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
Village Voice Film Poll
3 nominations, 1 won
| Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
| Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Film | Drive | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Supporting Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Drive | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
Empire Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Thriller | Drive | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
5 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| British Actress of the Year | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Drive | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Matthew Newman | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drive | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
| Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't | Drive | Nominee |
| Unforgettable Moment | The elevator scene | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Gut-Wrenching Performance | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Best Song from a Movie | " A Real Hero " by College featuring Electric Youth | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor – Drama | Ryan Gosling | Nominee |
| Choice Movie – Drama | Drive | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Academy
2 nominations
| Best Soundtrack of the Year | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Cliff Martinez | Nominee |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
1 nomination
| International Award for Best Direction | Nicolas Winding Refn | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Overseas Film (English Language) | Drive | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Drive | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |
David di Donatello
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Drive | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Brooks | Nominee |