The Accidental Getaway Driver
2023 film by Sing J. Lee
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The Accidental Getaway Driver is a 2023 American crime drama film directed by Sing J. Lee, his feature directorial debut and co-written by Lee with Christopher Chen. It is inspired by the 2016 abduction of Long Ma, a Vietnamese American taxi driver in Orange County, by three prison escapees. It stars Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu, Dali Benssalah and Dustin Nguyen.
- Sing J. Lee
- Christopher Chen
- Kimberly Steward
- Basil Iwanyk
- Barbara Broccoli
- Jennifer J. Pritzker
- Luisa Law
- Andy Sorgie
- Brendon Boyea
- Joseph Hiếu
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| Directed by | Sing J. Lee |
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| Based on | "The Accidental Get Away Driver" [1]by Paul Kix |
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| Cinematography | Michael Cambio Fernandez |
| Edited by | Yang-Hua Hu |
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| Distributed by | Utopia |
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Running time | 102 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Vietnamese |
| Box office | $63,831[3][4] |
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, and was released on February 28, 2025, by Utopia.
Cast
- Hiep Tran Nghia as Long Ma
- Dustin Nguyen as Tay Duong
- Dali Benssalah as Aden
- Phi Vu as Eddie Ly
- Gabrielle Chan as Lan Ma
- Vivien Ngô as Alice
- Cathy Vu as Hanh
- Tiffany Rothman as Linda
- Sharon Sharth as Concierge
- Travon McCall as News Anchor
- Edward Singletary as Motivational Speaker
Production
Production took place in 2022 in Little Saigon and Westminster, California.[5][6]
Release
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, where Lee received the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic for the film.[7] It was released on February 28, 2025, by Utopia.[8]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 37 critics' reviews are positive.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[10]
