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Driving Lessons

2006 · 98 min

A gentle, quirky coming-of-age story with eccentric characters and a warm heart, balancing awkward humor with moments of melancholy.

Directed by
Jeremy Brock
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.

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Directed by
Jeremy Brock
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • freedom
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jeremy Brock
Written by
Jeremy Brock
Starring
Laura Linney, Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Michelle Duncan, Oliver Milburn, Tamsin Egerton, Nicholas Farrell, Jim Norton
Music
Clive Carroll, John Renbourn
Cinematography
David Katznelson
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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