--- product_id: 5050384 title: "Drive" price: "£9.54" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5050384-drive store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Drive **Price:** £9.54 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Drive - **How much does it cost?** £9.54 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5050384-drive) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Denmark's Nicolas Winding Refn makes an electrifying return to Hollywood filmmaking with this 1980s-style noir, right down to the synth score and neon-pink credits (he released his American debut, Fear X , in 2003). Ryan Gosling puts his implacable quality to good use as an L.A. stunt driver whose world crumbles when he falls for the wrong woman (Carey Mulligan). Irene is hardly a femme fatale, but her incarcerated husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is another story. When her car breaks down, Driver recommends the auto shop where he works with Shannon ( Breaking Bad 's Bryan Cranston). The two start spending time together, but then Standard returns from prison. Driver keeps his distance until he discovers that Standard owes protection money. If he doesn't pay up, Irene and their son will suffer, so Driver offers to handle the wheel during a heist, a job with which he has more than a little experience, as the riveting opening sequence proves. While they plan their score with Blanche ( Mad Men 's Christina Hendricks), Shannon makes a deal with a couple of gangsters (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman), but when the plans collide: all hell breaks loose. In adapting James Sallis's novel, Refn builds to a bittersweet denouement, though the bursts of bloodshed will test even the hardiest of viewers. At its best, though, Drive is every bit as gripping as Reagan-era crime dramas like To Live and Die in L.A. and Thief . --Kathleen C. Fennessy A Hollywood stunt performer (Ryan Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Review: Great movie; ignore those whining about it. - This movie is fantastic, and by far the best action movie I've seen in a VERY long time. Now I've read a good amount of the negative reviews on this movie, because I was absolutely dumbfounded that there were so many as to bring the overall rating to a 3.5 stars, when every other movie critic website shows that the reaction to this movie has been overwhelmingly positive (and deservedly so). The recurring theme from one review to the next is that it's boring, but to me, the use of the word "boring" seems to have been confused with "doesn't feature 90 straight minutes of mind-numbing gunfire, explosions and special effects". THAT would be a far more accurate description, because this movie is anything but boring. The quiet moments we're offered with The Driver and the people close to him serve to develop the characters, which is done very effectively. A very clear image is painted of the kind of person The Driver is (quiet and humble, if a bit awkward) in the world outside his life of crime, and the time he spends with his neighbor and her son shows us why he should care so much about keeping them safe, and by extension, why WE should care that he does. The quiet scenes also do a very good job of making the exciting scenes pop all the more by emphasizing that if a person like The Driver were to exist in reality, not every waking moment of his life would be showdowns with mobsters or ducking behind mattresses to avoid gunfire. Another complaint I've noticed is that the violence in this movie is just too much. This complaint comes from the same society that throws money at torture porn movies like the Saw or Hostel series. While some of the stuff in this movie IS very gruesome (with criminals chasing and murdering each other, there's gonna be some ugliness), it's both appropriate to the context of the movie and, in my opinion, not overdone. We see glimpses of horror, such as the woman being blown away in the bathroom and Bryan Cranston getting sliced open, but only enough to make the audience face the gravity of what's happening in the scene. There are no prolonged shots held on bleeding corpses or destroyed skulls. This movie has solid characters played very well by their actors, a simple and engaging story, and a soundtrack that could not possibly be more fitting. Ignore the whiners, turn this movie on and enjoy every moment both loud and quiet. Review: Another masterpiece from Nicholas Winding Refn - Wow! I just watched this movie and I absolutely loved it. I have really come to appreciate Nicholas Winding Refn as a director. I love his work because his movies satisfy my tastes. I love raw, gritty movies that reflect real life because life itself is raw and gritty. "Drive" is another gritty masterpiece. It's not a movie filled with one car chase scene after another, rather, it's a movie that centralizes around the main character (Ryan Gosling) who is referred to as "kid." Obviously, the director chose for him not have a name. I'm not going to write a report on the whole plot of the movie because my intention here is to express how the movie really captured me with it's interesting characters, wonderful camera work and cinematography, rich soundtrack, terrific acting, and last but not least, the raw and brutal violence that assaults the viewer's senses with a serious dose of in-your-face type of realism. Again, it's not a movie like "Fast and the Furious" with non-stop car chase scenes. Refn's movies tend to be very character oriented and that's exactly what we get here. The viewer gets a glimpse into the life of "driver", which reveals he is a part-time stunt driver for movies and moonlights as a get away driver for heists. He does all of this while working as a mechanic for an auto repair shop. The director did a good job of making me empathize with driver and feel what he's feeling; lonely, unsure of life and the future, longing for something more normal, longing for companionship. The movie had a very visceral effect on me and Refn seems to be very good making his movies do just that. I loved the pace of the movie. It flowed smoothly without any plot holes. If you're in the mood for something that contains more substance instead of non-stop over-choreographed cartoonish action movies with minimal character development, than definitely give this movie a shot. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Adam Siegel, Albert Brooks, Bill Lischak, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, David Lancaster, Gigi Pritzker, John Palermo, Linda McDonough, Marc Platt, Michel Litvak, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling Contributor Adam Siegel, Albert Brooks, Bill Lischak, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, David Lancaster, Gigi Pritzker, John Palermo, Linda McDonough, Marc Platt, Michel Litvak, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 10,507 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray | | Genre | Action, Thriller | | Initial release date | 2011-09-16 | | Language | English | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** Action, Thriller - **Initial release date:** 2011-09-16 - **Language:** English ## Images ![Drive - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91CYjZ+fENL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great movie; ignore those whining about it. *by C***O on March 15, 2013* This movie is fantastic, and by far the best action movie I've seen in a VERY long time. Now I've read a good amount of the negative reviews on this movie, because I was absolutely dumbfounded that there were so many as to bring the overall rating to a 3.5 stars, when every other movie critic website shows that the reaction to this movie has been overwhelmingly positive (and deservedly so). The recurring theme from one review to the next is that it's boring, but to me, the use of the word "boring" seems to have been confused with "doesn't feature 90 straight minutes of mind-numbing gunfire, explosions and special effects". THAT would be a far more accurate description, because this movie is anything but boring. The quiet moments we're offered with The Driver and the people close to him serve to develop the characters, which is done very effectively. A very clear image is painted of the kind of person The Driver is (quiet and humble, if a bit awkward) in the world outside his life of crime, and the time he spends with his neighbor and her son shows us why he should care so much about keeping them safe, and by extension, why WE should care that he does. The quiet scenes also do a very good job of making the exciting scenes pop all the more by emphasizing that if a person like The Driver were to exist in reality, not every waking moment of his life would be showdowns with mobsters or ducking behind mattresses to avoid gunfire. Another complaint I've noticed is that the violence in this movie is just too much. This complaint comes from the same society that throws money at torture porn movies like the Saw or Hostel series. While some of the stuff in this movie IS very gruesome (with criminals chasing and murdering each other, there's gonna be some ugliness), it's both appropriate to the context of the movie and, in my opinion, not overdone. We see glimpses of horror, such as the woman being blown away in the bathroom and Bryan Cranston getting sliced open, but only enough to make the audience face the gravity of what's happening in the scene. There are no prolonged shots held on bleeding corpses or destroyed skulls. This movie has solid characters played very well by their actors, a simple and engaging story, and a soundtrack that could not possibly be more fitting. Ignore the whiners, turn this movie on and enjoy every moment both loud and quiet. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another masterpiece from Nicholas Winding Refn *by M***. on September 15, 2015* Wow! I just watched this movie and I absolutely loved it. I have really come to appreciate Nicholas Winding Refn as a director. I love his work because his movies satisfy my tastes. I love raw, gritty movies that reflect real life because life itself is raw and gritty. "Drive" is another gritty masterpiece. It's not a movie filled with one car chase scene after another, rather, it's a movie that centralizes around the main character (Ryan Gosling) who is referred to as "kid." Obviously, the director chose for him not have a name. I'm not going to write a report on the whole plot of the movie because my intention here is to express how the movie really captured me with it's interesting characters, wonderful camera work and cinematography, rich soundtrack, terrific acting, and last but not least, the raw and brutal violence that assaults the viewer's senses with a serious dose of in-your-face type of realism. Again, it's not a movie like "Fast and the Furious" with non-stop car chase scenes. Refn's movies tend to be very character oriented and that's exactly what we get here. The viewer gets a glimpse into the life of "driver", which reveals he is a part-time stunt driver for movies and moonlights as a get away driver for heists. He does all of this while working as a mechanic for an auto repair shop. The director did a good job of making me empathize with driver and feel what he's feeling; lonely, unsure of life and the future, longing for something more normal, longing for companionship. The movie had a very visceral effect on me and Refn seems to be very good making his movies do just that. I loved the pace of the movie. It flowed smoothly without any plot holes. If you're in the mood for something that contains more substance instead of non-stop over-choreographed cartoonish action movies with minimal character development, than definitely give this movie a shot. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT VISUAL MUSIC FIESTA *by H***N on June 21, 2016* I saw this movie a long time ago but I was really tired and couldn't remember any of the moment from the film. I know the director pretty well and for this movie, the only thing I remember is it was a cool film that has cool soundtrack and cool visual with Ryan Gosling's devotion to Carey Mulligan. The true love. You see, the director Nicolas Winding Refn was never been romantic all his life through his other movies and probably never will be. This is the only film that he is this romantic and melancolic. It is such a sad and maybe you don't need a handkerchief but someone's shoulder to cry on. You see, if a guy is a robber and the guy has a look of a robber, that's no fun. Ryan Gosling is does not have a look of a robber at all. So this movie becomes fun from the start. He meets this woman who has the most beautiful kid. She has a husband who is in prison, He is a useless man. But right after he sees this woman-Carey Mulligan- he falls in love with her. No one cannot but to fall in love with her. She was so pure looking woman. Then the husband came out from the prison and had problem with other guys. They threat him to rob a place for them. You see, Ryan has many talents, he is a fast driver, stunt guy, good at fighting. He decides to help the husband just because he loves Carry. But it failed and the husband got killed. Sadly the bad guys traks down Ryan an finally kills him too. Right before he dies he kills the bad guys too to protect Carry and the boy. He truely loved them with all his heart. I know that the woman and the child changed him life. He had a mundane life before he met this woman and the child and they changed his life. He paid them back by sacrificing himself. Last shot was Carry knocking at Ryan's house again and again. She wanted him back so bad. But he was gone for good. Like I said this is the only romantic film that the director Nicolas Winding Refn ever made and he will never make like this one all his life. The music is really cool with electric sound. It will make you jump and groovy all through the film. The visual is just amazing and as you can see, this movie is the sign of the director that he will concentrate more on visual then story. Although there are still a great amount of violence, action and story still. This is a great film and although some of the audiences are complaining about the slow phase of the film, it is not FAST& FURIOUS movie and it is a totally different way of movie making. You will really love this one and Also watch his upcoming film later. ## Frequently Bought Together - Drive [Blu-ray] - Nosferatu (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) - The Substance 4K UHD --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5050384-drive](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5050384-drive) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-27*