6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Driver (1978)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core conflict, a stylized crime thriller focused on a professional getaway driver and his pursuer, is inherently apolitical, exploring themes of individual skill and survival rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot, presenting traditional identities neutrally without critique.
Secondary
The film 'The Driver' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on a cat-and-mouse game within a crime genre, leaving no room for such portrayals.
The film focuses on a stoic getaway driver and a determined detective. While female characters are present, none are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. The narrative does not feature any female characters in significant action roles involving direct physical confrontation.
The Driver (1978) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters could have been gender-swapped.
The Driver (1978) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-established racial identities to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.2
Critic Ratings
7.9
5.6
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