{{No plot|date=November 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = DriverX | image = Driverx.jpg | alt = | caption = | writer = Henry Barrial | starring = {{plainlist| * Patrick Fabian }} | music = Lili Haydn | cinematography = Daniel Lynn | editing = Eric Strand | studio = Antic Films | director = Henry Barrial | producer = Mark Stolaroff | distributor = Sundance Selects | released = {{Film date|2017|10|11|Tacoma Film Festival|2018|11|30|US|df=y}} | runtime = 98 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''DriverX''''' is a 2017 American drama film directed by Henry Barrial, starring Patrick Fabian.
==Cast== * Patrick Fabian as Leonard Moore * Tanya Clarke as Dawn Moore * Desmin Borges as Tom * Travis Schuldt as Harry * Melissa Fumero as Jessica * Oscar Nunez as Julio * Nina Seničar as Nina * Max Gail as Danny * Iqbal Theba as Distinguished Man * Randall Batinkoff as Ryan * Heather Ankeny as Jackie
==Release== The film was released in theatres on 30 November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sundance-selects-ifc-driverx-henry-barrial-1202963007/|title= Sundance Selects Acquires U.S. Rights to Uber-Inspired 'DriverX' (EXCLUSIVE)|last= Keslassy|first= Elsa|date= 1 October 2018|website= Variety|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116123723/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sundance-selects-ifc-driverx-henry-barrial-1202963007/|url-status= live}}</ref>
==Reception== Dan Buffa of ''KSDK'' wrote that the film "shines a much-needed light on a profession that's not as easy as it looks" and is "far more interesting" than he initially thought it would be.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/entertainment-news/driverx-review-a-provocative-and-honest-tribute-to-rideshare-drivers/63-490184933|title= 'DriverX' Review: A provocative and honest tribute to rideshare drivers|last= Buffa|first= Dan|date= 8 November 2017|publisher= KSDK|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116085749/https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/entertainment-news/driverx-review-a-provocative-and-honest-tribute-to-rideshare-drivers/63-490184933|url-status= live}}</ref> Ben Kenigsberg of ''The New York Times'' wrote that while the film is "not perfect" and features "one wild night too many", its outlook "lingers".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/movies/driverx-review.html|title= 'DriverX' Review: Behind the Wheel and Ready for Anything|last= Kenigsberg|first= Ben|date= 29 November 2017|website= The New York Times|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116085746/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/movies/driverx-review.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Noel Murray of the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that while the film is a "little reductive when it comes to the generation gap", the performances are "excellent" and Barrial "isn’t playing Leonard’s predicament for cheap laughs or amped-up drama".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-review-string-20181129-story.html|title= Reviews: Drama 'DriverX' taps the street-level grind of ride-share services, plus other films|last= Murray|first= Noel|date= 29 November 2018|website= Los Angeles Times|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116101805/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-review-string-20181129-story.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
Frank Scheck of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote that the film "has the style but not the substance of a strong ’70s indie drama, stalls out quickly and goes nowhere interesting."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/driverx-1165653/|title= 'DriverX': Film Review|last= Scheck|first= Frank|date= 2 December 2018|website= The Hollywood Reporter|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116085749/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/driverx-1165653/|url-status= live}}</ref> Nick Allen of ''RogerEbert.com'' gave the film a "thumbs down" and wrote that it is "selling a lifestyle of working for billion-dollar rideshare companies, masquerading as a light-hearted indie when it has the soul of a commercial."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/driverx-2018|title= DriverX|last= Allen|first= Nick|date= 30 November 2018|website= RogerEbert.com|access-date= 16 November 2022|archive-date= 16 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221116085747/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/driverx-2018|url-status= live}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|4952044|DriverX}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|driverx|DriverX}}
Category:American drama films Category:2017 drama films Category:2017 films Category:English-language drama films Category:2017 English-language films Category:2017 American films