The Driver lives in an inconspicuous apartment complex, in a sparsely decorated room, down the hall from an attractive young woman named Irene ( Carey Mulligan) and her six-year-old son, Benicio ( Kaden Leos). If they do their jobs right and are out in five minutes, then the Driver guarantees a safe, successful getaway. He gives his clients a five minute window to pull off their jobs and get back in the car. He doesn't plan any of the heist details and he doesn't carry a gun. On criminal missions all he does is drive. The cars the Driver uses are provided by his mentor and boss, Shannon ( Bryan Cranston) a crippled, washed-up body shop owner. The Driver works repairing cars and as a Hollywood stunt driver by day and a getaway driver for criminals by night. He barely speaks and rarely shows any real emotions. The Driver ( Ryan Gosling) who lives in an apartment in Echo Park, Los Angeles, has no name and no signs of any real personal life.The synopsis below may give away important plot points. That criminal life takes an unexpected turn which threatens not only the Driver's relationship with Irene and Benicio and his possible new life as a race car driver, but his life, period, as Standard ends up unwittingly being connected back to Rose and Nino. Solely to protect Irene and Benicio, the Driver gets involved in Standard's criminal life once Standard is released from prison. Irene's husband, Standard Gabriel, is a petty criminal currently in prison. Concurrently, the Driver starts to fall for one of his neighbors, Irene, and her young son, Benicio. Shannon convinces a mob acquaintance, Bernie Rose, and Bernie's associate Nino to finance this venture after Bernie meets the Driver. The Driver's mechanic boss, Shannon, who often gets him and oversees his stunt jobs, wants to expand their horizons by getting into the racing business. In the latter job, he drives, no more and no less, the no more including not carrying a gun, but he takes his job seriously in making a clean getaway while keeping his clients safe during their time in the car. #Drive 2011 movieA young man, who shall be referred to as the Driver, has several jobs all related to vehicles, and all at which he is extremely good: movie stunt driver, mechanic, and getaway driver for criminals.
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