Drive My Car

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Drive My Car

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By Ben Elliott

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The claustrophobia of the car is a perfect fit for the movies. Cars can take you wherever you want to go, sure, but for the duration of that trip you’re confined in a small space with no escape.

Cars force couples together in romantic comedies like It Happened One Night. They put relationships through the wringer in movies like Two for the Road or Little Miss Sunshine. They create tense cat-and-mouse games in movies like Duel, Joy Ride, or Death Proof, box their protagonists in with a killer Detour and Collateral, or trap the audience themselves inside the car in films like Locke or Jafar Panahi’s Taxi.

Grand Prix, 1966

Often they become extensions of their character’s psyche — lending aloof loners in movies like Taxi Driver, The Driver, and Drive a sense of control and separation from the world around them. They give men (and it's almost always men) a chance to prove themselves through mechanical acuity and driving ability, pushing cars as far as they’ll go in racing dramas like Le Mans, Grand Prix, Rush, and Ford vs. Ferrari.

F1, 2025

This tradition of getting behind the wheel to prove something continues at The Triplex this week with F1, director Joseph Kosinski’s (Top Gun: Maverick) white knuckle drama set inside the world of elite racing. The film centers around Brad Pitt’s Sonny Rhodes, a driver who gets a late-in-life second chance after an injury derailed his career. Kosinski puts a focus on the physical and emotional impact of driving at this level, allowing us to feel the visceral toll Sonny’s journey to redemption takes on his mind and body.

And that’s what these movies are all about — the journey. When these characters put their feet back on the ground, they’re in a new place in their lives, physically and spiritually. These movies are reminders that if there’s an emotional confrontation or realization that you’ve been putting off, you might want to think twice about going for a long car ride. Otherwise… buckle up.

Showtimes

Showtimes Freakier Friday | 1:00PM, 3:30PM, 6:00PM, 8:30PM The Life of Chuck | 1:15PM, 4:15PM Highest 2 Lowest | 1:45PM, 4:45PM, 8:00PM The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 7:00PM

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