Drive Angry

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Drive Angry

R

2011

1h 44m

Action

Fantasy

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Thrown into hell for his crimes, brutal felon John Milton escapes from the fiery pit after cultists murder his daughter and take her baby. Intent on rescuing the child, Milton joins forces with a waitress, who gives him her ex-lover's fire-red muscle car. In it, the two pursue the cult leader, who plans to sacrifice the infant and unleash hell on Earth. However, the hunters become the hunted when Satan sends his merciless henchman to drag Milton back.

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Critics Consensus

It may deliver the over-the-top action pieces, but Drive Angry prefers to work safely within grindhouse formula than do something truly unique.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

06/15/2011

C

A rather straightforward supernatural-heroism tale straining oh-so-very-hard to be indecent.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

03/04/2011

1.5/5

I miss David Carradine and Warren Oates.

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Simon Abrams

Slant Magazine

03/02/2011

2.5/4

While serious-minded critics are still trying to figure out what 3D can do to enhance the cinematic experience, director Patrick Lussier is having a blast with the as-of-now gratuitously revived technology.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

The intentional irony completely undercuts any amount of delight to be gleaned from the experience, with its winking nods at its own absurdity just feeling like a prank on the audience.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/31/2023

1/4

Lussier’s gory action comes with plenty of debris and body parts flying at the audience captured by a fine use of 3D lenses, but with all of the movie’s silly pleasures, it still lacks the style or edge to make it memorable.

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Bill Newcott

AARP Movies for Grownups

04/01/2023

1/5

Nicolas Cage’s latest attempt at onscreen and/or career self-immolation, fills a particularly specialized film niche: The movie that is inappropriate for all ages.

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ltbred1957 T

@RT30486055 May 26

If you have ever wondered if Amber Heard could whip Johnny Depp's ass, watch this movie. Supposedly she did most, if not all, of her stunts. I enjoy Nicholas Cage in almost anything, and this was hilarious! All the actors, from Cage to Fitchner to Billy Burke were clearly enjoying their roles. For me, though the critics panned it, it's a keeper.

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Tanya W

@RT55907873 Feb 16

I actually really enjoyed this movie, high octane , lots of action and lets face it comedy. It was just all around fun. Not sure why people didn't enjoy it. Personally can't stand Amber Herd but the movie itself was really good. The performances were solid. Good fun movie definitely recommend.

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stefan C

@RT89536469 Jan 26

What a bad movie this is weird story and it feels like a copycat of shoot em up.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. 07/06/2025

Big names and budget, but maybe that's the problem. It's trying to be a throwback to the old grindhouse genre, but those were low budget films. Doing that style with a big budget and stars, well, very fake. And Amber Heard is from Texas, what is up with that accent?

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Rich J

@RT08042696 06/12/2025

I was told be a few people to watch this and about how amazing the action is. I was severely disappointed. It is something I might have liked when I was 15 to 19 because of the excessive nudity and over the top violence but by the time I was 22 I was well past that level of immaturity. It does have a few parts without the cartoonish violence and nudity that are actually good however. There are so many worse movies out there but this is far away from being something I can recommend. William Fichtner was actually one of the bright spots and Billy Burke was consistently good as well.

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Joey J

@RT26026475 06/09/2025

Best movie very good 100% Drive angry extremely funny and serious extremely funny

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Synopsis

Thrown into hell for his crimes, brutal felon John Milton escapes from the fiery pit after cultists murder his daughter and take her baby. Intent on rescuing the child, Milton joins forces with a waitress, who gives him her ex-lover's fire-red muscle car. In it, the two pursue the cult leader, who plans to sacrifice the infant and unleash hell on Earth. However, the hunters become the hunted when Satan sends his merciless henchman to drag Milton back.

Director: Patrick Lussier
Producer: Michael De Luca, René Besson, Adam Fields
Screenwriter: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Nu Image, Lionsgate Television, Michael De Luca
Rating: R (Nudity|Grisly Images|Pervasive Language|Some Graphic Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 25, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.7M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)