IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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A Chicago cab driver's night shift becomes a kaleidoscope of humanity. With each fare, his initial cold demeanor softens, revealing unexpected depth amid cameos from familiar faces.A Chicago cab driver's night shift becomes a kaleidoscope of humanity. With each fare, his initial cold demeanor softens, revealing unexpected depth amid cameos from familiar faces.A Chicago cab driver's night shift becomes a kaleidoscope of humanity. With each fare, his initial cold demeanor softens, revealing unexpected depth amid cameos from familiar faces.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Moira Sinise
- Religious Mother
- (as Moira Harris)
Shanesia Davis
- Lawyer
- (as Shanesia Davis-Williams)
Phillip Edward Van Lear
- Father-to-Be
- (as Phillip Van Lear)
Featured review
I saw this movie around Christmas 2002, it was about 02.00 am, I thought I'd make one more walk around the channels. Then I saw a guy in a cab on BBC, and the colors of the movie seemed okay -You know, when a movie is really dumb, or bad, it often has intense and bright colors-. I wasn't doing anything at the moment, so I left it on. Then I became more and more interested in it, and decided to turn of the computer and focus only on the movie. I think this is a movie that truly represents the spirit of Christmas, although I am still not sure what the hell that may be, I'm sure this is it. Paul Dillon, whom I did not know beforehand plays his character brilliantly. He's a quiet guy, who somehow got into the job of cabdriver. He has to work on Christmas-eve and he gets all these strange people in his cab who tell him about what happened to them lately, and that's it! Fantastic. From there you see him trying to say the right things, and that maybe is the most beautiful thing about this movie. The movie is really easy going, you can just sit, do nothing, just watch and let it pass by. Therefore, when watched alone, late at night, at Christmas-time, this is the perfect movie for the moment, and deserves 10 out of 10 points.
- Frankjwilliams
- Apr 4, 2003
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Did you know
- TriviaThe original play, "Hellcab", opened in Chicago in 1992.
- Quotes
Cab Driver: Why does everything have to be so fucked up?!
- Crazy creditsThe film's copyright date in the credits is 1998, despite premiering in 1997 and being completed that same year. This means the date might have been added ahead of time, in anticipation of a theatrical release in 1998.
- SoundtracksJoy to the World
Performed by Chet Baker
Music attributed to George Frideric Handel (as George F. Handel) (1685-1759)
Lyrics by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Arranged by Paul Sutin
Published by Dinemec
Courtesy of Dinemec Jazz
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,946
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,947
- Sep 13, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $23,946
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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