Release Date
August 21, 2015 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 19, 2015 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Isabel Coixet
Writer
Sarah Kernochan
Cast
Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Grace Gummer
Studio
Running Time
105 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language and sexual content
Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley star in this feel-good, coming of (middle) age comedy about a mismatched pair who help each other overcome life's road blocks.
Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Review by Karen Samdahl (B+)
Learning to Drive is a many-faceted film with a small but powerful and talented cast. The main character Wendy, played by Patricia Clarkson (Emmy Award-winner for her role in “Six Feet Under”) has just been dumped by her charming “prick of a husband” (her words, not mine) played by Jake Weber (a regular on HBO’s "Mind of the Married Man," and the husband on the long-running show "Medium"). Full movie review »
Learning to Drive is a many-faceted film with a small but powerful and talented cast. The main character Wendy, played by Patricia Clarkson (Emmy Award-winner for her role in “Six Feet Under”) has just been dumped by her charming “prick of a husband” (her words, not mine) played by Jake Weber (a regular on HBO’s "Mind of the Married Man," and the husband on the long-running show "Medium"). Full movie review »
