7.4
“The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.”
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
December 13, 19891h 39mEN
7.2
1.8K votes
Overview
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
Director
Bruce BeresfordWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7.5M
Revenue
$145.8M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesMajestic Films InternationalAllied FilmmakersThe Zanuck Company
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r96sk
8.0Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark. <em>'Driving Miss Daisy'</em> perhaps skirts around the larger picture in regards to the discrimination it alludes to, but all in all it's a charming tale about unlikely friendships. I do like when movies follow characters across an extended amount of time, in this case we see events stretch across 25 years; seeing characters grow and develop as they age is a cool thing. Morgan Freeman is terrific, as is Jessica Tandy. Dan Aykroyd and Esther Rolle play their part too. Hans Zimmer is on music and to be honest (as much as I rate that…
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