Driveways (film)


Driveways is a 2019 American drama film directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Hong Chau, Lucas Jaye, and Brian Dennehy. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2019. It was released on video-on-demand on May 7, 2020.

Synopsis

shares the synopsis, "Cody is a sweet, sensitive boy who doesn't always fit in easily with other kids his age. He's not bothered by spending the summer in an unfamiliar New York town while his mother, Kathy, cleans out the house left behind by his recently deceased aunt, trying to ready it for sale. As Kathy, who'd been estranged from her reclusive sister for years, learns how much she didn't know about the late woman, Cody strikes up a surprising friendship with the gruff retiree who lives next door. Del is a Korean War vet who's been whiling away his days living alone, playing bingo with his pals, and sitting out on his porch. In Cody, he comes to see not just a solitary boy in need of connection but also a reflection of past regrets about his own family."

Cast

The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2019. It also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2019. In December 2019, FilmRise acquired distribution rights to the film.

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of 100%, based on 48 reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is 7.83/10. The similar website Metacritic surveyed and assessed all 18 as positive. It gave an weighted average score of 83 out of 100, which it said indicated "universal acclaim".

Accolades

The film has been nominated for a 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award in the Best First Screenplay and Best Female Lead categories.