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Driven

2001 · 116 min

A loud, fast-paced racing drama that mixes flashy crashes with earnest mentorship and romantic rivalry, never slowing down enough to feel deep.

Tagline: Get ready for the race of your life.
Overview: Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
obsession
redemption
betrayal
sport
Places: road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, drama
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Written by: Sylvester Stallone, Jan Skrentny
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Stacy Edwards, Til Schweiger, Gina Gershon, Estella Warren, Cristián de la Fuente
Music: BT
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, German, Spanish

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