Movie

New Jersey Drive

1995 · 98 min

A gritty, street-level ride that hums with hip-hop energy but settles into a grim, tense portrait of youth hemmed in by poverty and police pressure.

Tagline: The Only Thing That Matters Is The Ride
Overview: Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, race, power, coming-of-age
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: crime
race
power
coming-of-age
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild