
Driving home along a generally unused country road following a speaking engagement, famed mystery novelist Tess Thorne experiences a flat tire on her car. She accepts the help of who she believes is a good Samaritan who stops to help her, but who instead rapes her, leaving her submerged in shallow water in a drainage pipe as dead. She found out that he actually orchestrated her getting the flat tire just moments before the rape. Alive, she, in shock, is able to make her way h... (Full plot summary below)
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Driving home along a generally unused country road following a speaking engagement, famed mystery novelist Tess Thorne experiences a flat tire on her car. She accepts the help of who she believes is a good Samaritan who stops to help her, but who instead rapes her, leaving her submerged in shallow water in a drainage pipe as dead. She found out that he actually orchestrated her getting the flat tire just moments before the rape. Alive, she, in shock, is able to make her way home, but she does not go to the hospital, dealing with her wounds herself, does not call the police, or tell any of her friends or acquaintances how she sustained her obvious injuries. Once the issue of what happened to her settles into herself, she decides to use her skills as an investigative writer to find out the reason behind what happened - if she was a random or targeted victim - and especially if the latter, how best to use that information to her advantage. Using her stories' grandmotherly heroine, Doreen Marcus, as her inspiration, Tess decides that the best course of action is revenge, and figuring out a way not to get caught. In the process, she may discover more than she bargained for.
Leave your thoughts about Big Driver.
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersYou've gotta really be willing to throw logic out the window to enjoy "Big Driver," a revenge-thriller based on the Stephen King novella. But, as TV movies go, it isn't that bad and certainly the cast is excellent. |
| CinemaBlend.comNick VenableIt's a powerful film - not because its story of a vengeful female will shine a light on social injustices, but simply because it grips viewers and doesn't let go until the credits are rolling. Maria Bello is a pain-stricken wonder. |
| VarietyBrian LowrySuch commercial considerations notwithstanding, in the wake of a recent run of cynical Lifetime movie topics, from Saved by the Bell to Brittany Murphy, Big Driver runs into another creative dead end. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.An often toothless and ridiculous rape revenge thriller... |
| Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraIf only it weren't such a disturbingly retro and sadistically sensationalized take on the subject. If only it were any good at all. |
| User ReviewAileen Jenjoyed very much!! from the beginning all the way until the end... |
| User ReviewTiago CWho else could bring Joan Jett and Olympia Dukakis together? Why Stephen King could. One of the better thrillers I have seen in a while and I had never heard of it! Now I want to read the book or short story (not sure where it came from). If you like Stephen King, you will love this. |
| User ReviewNiels SThe movie made you think that being crazy and doing self-talk leads you to your right direction!. :v |
| User ReviewBarry TA great Stephen king thriller with an amazing performance by Bello. Its very TV movie esque but its an interesting one. A woman gets attacked on the way home from an authors convention and seeks revenge |
| User ReviewJesse OThe absolute best lifetime movie ever... Thoroughly enjoyed and you can't help but root for the good guy. Also graphic in a good way. |