The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042. The Driver delivers the money, writing the sum on his hand as instructed by the hostage taker. After he is told that he holds the life of a person in his hand, he is ordered to burn the money. As he complies, the federal agents break in and attempt to subdue the man, who shoots himself in the head before he reveals where the woman is hidden. The Driver then tries to find the hostage before she drowns in the trunk of a sinking car. As a twist, the kidnapped woman is revealed to be the hostage taker's lover. She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
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9 films
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13 people
Clive Owen
The Driver
Known for
Children of Men
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Jolyon Reese
FBI Technician
Maury Chaykin
The Kidnapper
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Entrapment
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Kathryn Morris
Linda Delacroix (The Hostage)
Known for
Mindhunters
Cold Case
Darius McCrary
FBI Commander
Known for
Family Matters
The Leftovers
Gerry Becker
Doctor
Known for
Spider-Man
Donnie Brasco
James MacDonald
SWAT Team Commander
Known for
Phone Booth
Tigerland
Lyon Reese
FBI Technician
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Floating
Acts of Violence
Gina Briganti
Town Member
Also in
L.A. Twister
Christopher Gilbertson
SWAT Team Member
Also in
Hawaii
Shannon Holzer
SWAT Team Member
James D. Dever
SWAT Team Member
Known for
Spectral
John Woo Director · Vincent Ngo Writer David Carter Writer
United States release October 24, 2002 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production BMW Films
Production
RSA Films
Production
BMW Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · October 24, 2002
Digital · Source: IMDB
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