Baby Driver (2017)
Movie · 2017 · Action, Crime · 1h 53m · R · English
Curator score: 7.3/10 (3.5M ratings)
Tagline: All you need is one killer track.
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 7.3/10
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Letterboxd: 3.70/5
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
- Metacritic: 86
- TMDB: 7.4/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Production: Big Talk Studios, Working Title Films, MRC
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Flea, CJ Jones, Lanny Joon, Micah Howard, Morgan Brown, Morse Diggs, Sky Ferreira, Lance Palmer, Hudson Meek, Viviana Chavez, Hal Whiteside, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Brigitte Kali Canales
Where to watch: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
Curator Review
Verdict: A slick, music-driven crime thriller with standout chase choreography, sharp editing, and a playful sense of style. Its mix of action, romance, and soundtrack-synced set pieces makes it especially appealing if you like kinetic genre movies with a strong formal hook.
Best for: fans of stylish action movies; viewers who like crime stories with a romantic streak; people who enjoy music-synced editing and visual rhythm; audiences looking for a high-energy crowd-pleaser
Skip if: you want grounded realism over heightened style; musical structure or heavy soundtrack use annoys you; you prefer crime films to be grim and dialogue-heavy; you are looking for a purely plot-driven heist movie
Overview: Baby Driver is the kind of movie that feels engineered for momentum. Edgar Wright turns getaway driving into choreography, cutting action to the beat and making every chase, footstep, and gunshot feel like part of the soundtrack. The result is a crime film that plays like a pop album with engine noise and tire smoke.
Worth noting: What gives it extra lift is the balance between slick mechanics and a surprisingly sweet romantic core. The film is happiest when it is moving fast, but it also knows how to pause for character, flirtation, and a little melancholy. That contrast keeps it from becoming just a style exercise.
Bottom line: It is not subtle, and some of its pleasures come from pure surface-level precision: timing, color, needle drops, and movement. But that surface is the point. If the idea of a heist movie that behaves like a musical sounds exciting, this is one of the best examples of that approach.
Top Letterboxd reviews:
- olivia 🧸🍊: The fault in our cars
- VitaminC: his spotify wrapped must be wild
- Matt Singer: The baby driver doesn't drive a single baby, 0/10
- shay: an entire movie about a driver named baby and not ONCE did baby by justin bieber play
- Madelyn 🍉: Kevin Spacey: *is hit by a car*
Me: nice
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Topics: action, crime thriller, heist, stylized, music-driven, high-energy, romantic, neo-noir, 2010s, fast-paced
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Baby Driver (2017)
Movie · 2017 · Action, Crime · 1h 53m · R · English
Curator score: 7.3/10 (3.5M ratings)
All you need is one killer track.
Overview After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Ratings
Curator score: 7.3/10
IMDb: 7.5/10
Letterboxd: 3.70/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 86
TMDB: 7.4/10
Production Big Talk Studios, Working Title Films, MRC
Cast Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Flea, CJ Jones, Lanny Joon, Micah Howard, Morgan Brown, Morse Diggs, Sky Ferreira, Lance Palmer, Hudson Meek, Viviana Chavez, Hal Whiteside, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Brigitte Kali Canales
Where to watch fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
Curator Review
Verdict
A slick, music-driven crime thriller with standout chase choreography, sharp editing, and a playful sense of style. Its mix of action, romance, and soundtrack-synced set pieces makes it especially appealing if you like kinetic genre movies with a strong formal hook.
Best for
fans of stylish action movies
viewers who like crime stories with a romantic streak
people who enjoy music-synced editing and visual rhythm
audiences looking for a high-energy crowd-pleaser
Skip if
you want grounded realism over heightened style
musical structure or heavy soundtrack use annoys you
you prefer crime films to be grim and dialogue-heavy
you are looking for a purely plot-driven heist movie
Overview
Baby Driver is the kind of movie that feels engineered for momentum. Edgar Wright turns getaway driving into choreography, cutting action to the beat and making every chase, footstep, and gunshot feel like part of the soundtrack. The result is a crime film that plays like a pop album with engine noise and tire smoke.
Worth noting
What gives it extra lift is the balance between slick mechanics and a surprisingly sweet romantic core. The film is happiest when it is moving fast, but it also knows how to pause for character, flirtation, and a little melancholy. That contrast keeps it from becoming just a style exercise.
Bottom line
It is not subtle, and some of its pleasures come from pure surface-level precision: timing, color, needle drops, and movement. But that surface is the point. If the idea of a heist movie that behaves like a musical sounds exciting, this is one of the best examples of that approach.
Top Letterboxd reviews
olivia 🧸🍊 (5★) · 18229 likes
The fault in our cars
VitaminC (4★) · 11903 likes
his spotify wrapped must be wild
Matt Singer (3.5★) · 10827 likes
The baby driver doesn't drive a single baby, 0/10
shay (4.5★) · 6879 likes
an entire movie about a driver named baby and not ONCE did baby by justin bieber play
Madelyn 🍉 (4.5★) · 6763 likes
Kevin Spacey: *is hit by a car*
Me: nice
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Topics
action, crime thriller, heist, stylized, music-driven, high-energy, romantic, neo-noir, 2010s, fast-paced
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