Drive My Car
Film2021179 min

Drive My Car

Taste attributes: dramamusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn emotional drama that is original, heavy and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 49 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanja at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Hidetoshi NishijimaToko MiuraReika KirishimaMasaki OkadaPark Yurim

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2021
Runtime
179 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bitters End
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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