Locke (2013)

Directed by

Steven Knight

Genre

drama film, road movie

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 2,963 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man drives alone through the night, taking important phone calls that reshape his life and career. One actor carries the entire film in real time from inside a car.

tenseclaustrophobiccerebralintimatereal-timemeditativevisceral

What happens

Locke is a 2013 psychological drama road film written and directed by Steven Knight. It stars Tom Hardy in the title role (and the only on-screen character) as he drives while conducting a series of phone conversations with characters voiced by Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland and Bill Milner. The film premiered at the 70th Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2013. The film had a limited release in the United Kingdom beginning on 18 April 2014, and grossed $5.1 million worldwide. It was praised particularly for Hardy's performance, which won him the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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