Synopsis
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
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Cast
- Hong ChauKathy
- Lucas JayeCody
- Brian DennehyDel
- Christine EbersoleLinda
- Jerry AdlerRodger
- Robyn PayneCharlene
- Jeter RiveraMiguel
- Sophia DiStefanoAnna
- Jack CalebBrandon
- James DiGiacomoReese
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
On its own, Driveways would be a sweet, understated masterpiece, simply told, of human connection. But with the death of longtime distinguished stage and movie actor Brian Dennehy on April 15, director Andrew Ahn allows us to say a proper goodbye to the big fella, who gets the final six minutes of the movie all to himself. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Driveways, a movie that’s poignant now for reasons we doubtless wish it weren’t, shows us how unlikely people can come together under imperfect circumstances and fit together perfectly. It also shows us how fleeting that perfection can be. - 88
Boston Globe
Dennehy had completed two more films before dying, at 81, on April 15, but Driveways is coming out on streaming platforms closest to his passing and it is the one to raise a glass to and maybe shed a tear over. - 85
TheWrap
What a delightful discovery this movie is, and what an incredible collection of impeccable performances. Ahn’s film finds the drama in the intentionally quiet life of introverts and lulls his audience into peaceful, wise, contented security. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The filmmakers never underline the emotions they want to evoke, and yet by the end, audiences may be moved to tears by this tale of fractured lives that find just the right measure of repair. - 75
Slant Magazine
The film’s devotion to the belief that kindness can be a balm for almost any hurt is deeply moving. - 70
Screen Daily
With authentic spaces like this around them, Ahn’s actors relax into the realism. - 70
Variety
That uncommon and all-too-welcome gift — like some kind of fragile wildflower, emerging tentatively through cracks in the concrete: a film about kindness.
