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Overdrive

Overdrive

Thriller · Action · Mystery · 2017

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

Movie details

Overdrive

“Think fast. Drive faster.”

2017 Thriller · Action · Mystery 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.4 / 10

17.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

29 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Overdrive?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Antonio Negret

Written by

Michael Brandt · Derek Haas

Scott Eastwood

Scott Eastwood

Andrew Foster

Freddie Thorp

Freddie Thorp

Garrett Foster

Ana de Armas

Ana de Armas

Stephanie

Gaia Weiss

Gaia Weiss

Devin

Clemens Schick

Clemens Schick

Max Klemp

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Jacomo Morier

Moussa Maaskri

Moussa Maaskri

Panahi

Court is in session

Put Overdrive on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.