Baby Driver (2017)

Directed by

Edgar Wright

Genre

action film, adventure film, crime comedy film, action comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 16,941 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young getaway driver named Baby wants to leave his criminal life behind and start fresh with his girlfriend. He must pull off one last job for a crime boss before he can escape. The film follows his efforts to break free from the underworld.

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What happens

Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort as Baby, a getaway driver seeking freedom from a life of crime with his girlfriend Debora (Lily James). Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Jon Bernthal and Jamie Foxx appear in supporting roles. Eric Fellner and his Working Title Films partner Tim Bevan produced Baby Driver in association with Big Talk Productions' Nira Park. Sony and TriStar Pictures handled commercial distribution of the film. Baby Driver was financed through tax subsidies from the Georgia state government and a co-production pact between TriStar and MRC. Wright conceived Baby Driver in the mid-1990s, and it became a long-gestating passion project. Originally based in Los Angeles, Wright chose Atlanta as the film's setting after the studio secured tax credits to subsidize production costs, integrating the city's ethos into an important storytelling device. Principal photography took place in Atlanta from February to May 2016. Production involved the planning of meticulously coordinated stunts, choreography, and in-camera effects. Thematic studies of Baby Driver examine patterns of color symbolism and Baby's evolving morality. Baby Driver premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2017, followed by releases in North America and the United Kingdom on June 28. Critics praised the film's craftsmanship and actors, though sometimes disapproved of aspects of the writing such as plot development. The National Board of Review selected Baby Driver as one of the top films of the year. It earned $227 million globally, bolstered by positive word-of-mouth support and flagging interest in blockbuster franchises. Baby Driver was nominated for numerous awards, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Film Awards (winning one), two Critics' Choice Awards (winning one), and a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Elgort, and won several other honors, chiefly for technical achievement. The success of Baby Driver spurred speculation in the media about a sequel, which remains tentatively planned as of 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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