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The Accidental Getaway Driver

2025 · 102 min

A quiet, tense hostage drama that lingers on stillness and uneasy companionship more than action.

Directed by
Sing J. Lee
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Overview
During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on a true story.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, crime, fate
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Free in the US
  • Kanopy
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Directed by
Sing J. Lee
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Crime
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    • Kanopy
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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, drama, crime
    Directed by
    Sing J. Lee
    Written by
    Christopher Chen, Sing J. Lee
    Starring
    Hiep Tran-Nghia, Dustin Nguyen, Phi Vu, Dali Benssalah, Gabrielle Chan, Vivien Ngô, Sharon Sharth, Travon McCall
    Music
    Jon Ong
    Cinematography
    Michael Cambio Fernandez
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English, Vietnamese

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