Baby Driver

**Baby Driver** is a 2017 American action film written & directed by Edgar Wright.

The film premiered at SXSW on March 11, 2017 and was released theatrically on June 28, 2017 by TriStar Pictures.

## Plot

A young, musically-driven getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) seeks freedom from a life of heisting.

## Cast

* Ansel Elgort as Miles "Baby"
* Kevin Spacey as Doc
* Lily James as Debora
* Eiza Gonzalez as
* Jon Hamm as Jason "Buddy" Van Horne
* Jamie Foxx as Leon "Bats" Jefferson III
* Jon Bernthal as Griff

## Box Office

During its opening weekend, "Baby Driver" grossed $20,553,320 at the box office and $226,945,087 worldwide on an estimated budget of $34,000,000.

## Critical Reception

Britt Hayes from ScreenCrush called the film *"a thrilling and original cinematic joyride that pays homage to heist masterpieces while creating a legacy of its own."*

Critic Richard Roeper said that it was *"one of the most entertaining thrill rides of this year, this decade."*

Eric Kohn from IndieWire wrote: *"The director’s most ambitious work to date is a wildly successful romantic heist comedy, propelled from scene to scene with a lively soundtrack that elevates its slick chase scenes into a realm of musicality that*
develops its own satisfying beat."

The Hollywood Reporter said: *"A crime-flick love story as Pop-conscious as Wright's earlier work but unironic about its romantic core, it will delight the director's fans but requires no film-geek certification."*

Writing for The Verge, Bryan Bishop said: *"Baby Driver is exhilarating, fantastically entertaining, and mildly frustrating, all at the same time."*

Paul Byrnes from the Sydney Morning Herald said: *"It's all bolted together like clockwork, an assemblage of elements designed to arouse and engage an audience that needs a reason to stop looking at their phones."*

Michael Sragow from Film Comment Magazine wrote: *"At its best, it affects us like adrenaline mixed with laughing gas. But when Baby Driver, like the Energizer bunny, keeps going and going and going (as with half of Wright's other films, it's 20 minutes too long), it manages to run on fumes."*

Variety magazine wrote: *"Like all Edgar Wright movies, Baby Driver is a blast, featuring wall-to-wall music and a surfeit of inspired ideas. But it’s also something of a mess, blaring pop tunes of every sort as it lurches between rip-roaring car chases, colorful pre-caper banter, and a twee young-love subplot."*

Matt Donato from We Got This Cover said: *"Baby Driver proves why we should never doubt Edgar Wright's vision, because few filmmakers can back their ambition with such quality thrills."*

The Chicago Reader said: *"Oozing menace as addicted bank robbers, Jamie Foxx and Jon Hamm are all the more charismatic thanks to Bill Pope's luscious noir photography. Credit Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss for the razor-sharp editing."*

Joshua Rothkopf from Time Out said: *"Baby Driver is sweet fantasy, unlike more violent and existential vehicular visions such as Drive or Bullitt. That means its two-bit thieves and criminal masterminds (Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey) are enjoyably cartoonish."*

The Boston Globe said: *"Baby Driver" somehow maintains a tone of sweetness even as bullets fly, blood spurts, and gears are stripped. In fact, the movie feels like Tarantino minus the sleaze."*

## Production companies

* TriStar Pictures
* Media Rights Capital
* A Working Title/Big Talk Pictures