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  1. The whole cast offers viewers authentic performances, elevating an already pretty good movie close to greatness. Learning to Drive also makes the most of New York City as its backdrop, though not in the same cliched ways many other films do. The borough of Queens comes alive; the arteries and highways seem nearly as essential as the subways.

    • Broad Green Pictures
    • Isabel Coixet
  2. Aug 21, 2015 · Aug. 20, 2015 6:50 PM PT. Providing a welcome, grown-up escape from all that summer escapism, director Isabel Coixet’s “Learning to Drive” is a richly observed, crosscultural character study ...

  3. A touching movie that isn't so much about the destination - frankly that part is a mild let down - but about the journey and the words. The pleasure of the film is taking the trip and listening in ...

  4. Jun 9, 2016 · In Learning to Drive Patricia Clarkson acts her socks off while Ben Kingsley, as an Indian-born New York driving teacher, scurries after her as if to collect and return them. That’s the acting ...

  5. Based on a short story by Katha Pollit, a columnist for the Nation magazine, Learning to Drive is a small movie with a big heart. While the film is risk averse and will not be mistaken for a timeless work of art, its story of two middle-aged people of vastly different backgrounds assisting each other in a time of crisis will leave you with a warm glow.

    • Howard Schumann
    • R
    • Isabel Coixet
  6. Aug 20, 2015 · Among the charms of “Learning to Drive,” a small, observant dual portrait of a New York book critic and her Indian-American driving instructor, are the detailed, lived-in performances of its ...

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  8. Aug 19, 2015 · Although the thought terrifes her, she decides to learn to drive in order to visit Tasha (Grace Gummer), her college-age daughter, in Vermont. Enter Darwan (Ben Kingsley). An Indian-American, part-time New York cabbie and part-time driving instructor, Darwan is a gentle soul, devoted Sikh, and exudes calmness.

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