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Drive - The Pretenders

Drive - The Pretenders

Romance · Thriller · 2026

A young race car mechanic fakes an engagement with racing's most scandalous star - officially for his reputation, secretly for her own shot behind the wheel. But soon the lie threatens to destroy everything - including what's already become so much more than just a deal.

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Drive - The Pretenders

2026 Romance · Thriller 1h 42m

A young race car mechanic fakes an engagement with racing's most scandalous star - officially for his reputation, secretly for her own shot behind the wheel. But soon the lie threatens to destroy everything - including what's already become so much more than just a deal.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Sergej Moya

Written by

Chris Silber · Malina Nwabuonwor

Lisa-Marie Koroll

Lisa-Marie Koroll

Sarah Jenkins

Amin Baahmed

Amin Baahmed

Dante Annunziata

Gustav Schmidt

Gustav Schmidt

Ruben

Mišel Matičević

Mišel Matičević

Bronson

Lucie Heinze

Lucie Heinze

Tanya

Frederic Linkemann

Frederic Linkemann

Jack

Inka Friedrich

Inka Friedrich

Irene Jenkins

Court is in session

Put Drive - The Pretenders on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Spectacle is a valid language.”

It understands that cinema can hit first and explain itself later. Pleasure is not a lesser artistic goal.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Noise filed as personality.”

Momentum and scale cannot indefinitely distract from choices that buckle under a second look.