Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
- robbery
- card game
- casino
- gambling
- detective
- anti hero
- witness
- heist
- bag of money
- los angeles
- california
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Matt Clark — Red Plainclothesman
- Felice Orlandi — Gold Plainclothesman
- Joseph Walsh — Glasses
- Rudy Ramos — Teeth
- Denny Macko — Exchange Man
- Frank Bruno — The Kid
- Will Walker — Fingers
- Sandy Brown Wyeth — Split
- Tara King — Frizzy
- Richard Carey — Floorman
- Fidel Corona — Card Player
- Directed
- Walter Hill
- Written
- Walter Hill
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 538 ratings
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, EMI Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
