Drive Angry poster

Drive Angry (2011)

Film · 1h 44m · Rated R

Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller

A relentless felon escapes Hell, hunting a cult and racing time to save his granddaughter.

Pulpy and high-octane. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Prime Video and The Roku Channel (free).

Drive Angry parents guide

Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Graphic gore
Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence
Brutal violence
Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Strong
Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Drive Angry scary?
Only a little. Drive Angry has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Drive Angry?
Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Drive Angry rated, and is it OK for kids?
No. It is rated R, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language.

What is Drive Angry about?

Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her own. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter's death, and save her baby before she's mercilessly sacrificed by the cult.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed byPatrick Lussier
StarringNicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse, Charlotte Ross

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