Movie

Cab to Canada

1998 · 120 min

A gentle, heartwarming road trip that slowly builds an unlikely bond between two strangers, with a bittersweet undertone.

Overview: Fact-based story about a Pasadena cab driver who picks up what he believes is a routine fare, an elderly woman on her way to a funeral. However, the wealthy woman is soon is insisting that the cabbie drive her on a cross-country trip that ends up entailing 3100 miles and ending in Vancouver. Initially contentious, the two eventually find a reluctant friendship growing.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, aging, family, grief
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
aging
family
grief
class
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none