Drive (2011)

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel

R100 min53 frames

DramaThrillerCrime

There are no clean getaways.

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What is Drive about?

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

Drive is a 2011 American action drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The screenplay, written by Hossein Amini, is based on James Sallis's 2005 novel. The film stars Ryan Gosling as an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. He quickly grows fond of his neighbor, Irene and her young son, Benicio. When her debt-ridden husband, Standard, is released from prison, the two men take part in what turns out to be a failed million-dollar heist that endangers the lives of everyone involved. The film co-stars Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman.

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What does the cinematography of Drive look like?

Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of Drive leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and close-ups (21%). Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 51% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Drive?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Drive (2011) are #2f2d2b, #0f100f, #122b2f, #50504e, #47342c, #2a221b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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