Baby Driver poster

Baby Driver

2017113 minutesR
4.6
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
7.5IMDb
🍅 92%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 86/100Metacritic
🎬 7.4TMDb
📊 7.6Popularity
🏆Nominated for 3 Oscars. 43 wins & 66 nominations total
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Written by: Edgar Wright
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Debora, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music?

Box Office

Budget:$34.0M
Revenue:$226.9M
Profit:$192.9M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision5.9/10
Emotional Arc Impact1/10
Thematic Consistency7/10
Overall Score4.6/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Baby Driver Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
15 min
4
Catalyst
25 min
5
Debate
35 min
6
Break Into Two
40 min
7
B Story
45 min
8
Fun and Games
60 min
9
Midpoint
75 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
11
All Is Lost
95 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
100 min
13
Break Into Three
105 min
14
Finale
110 min
15
Final Image
113 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Baby, a skilled getaway driver, races through city streets in perfect sync with music, escaping a heist flawlessly.

#2

Theme Stated

5 min

Debora hints to Baby that he can break free from his criminal past and live a normal life, establishing the theme of freedom vs. control.

#3

Set-Up

15 min

Baby works for Doc, completing jobs with precision. He is haunted by past trauma, bonded to his music, and longs for normalcy. Meets Debora, sparking hope for a new life.

#4

Catalyst

25 min

Doc demands Baby participate in one final heist to pay off his debts, raising the stakes and forcing him back into crime.

#5

Debate

35 min

Baby struggles with the moral choice: continue working for Doc and risk his freedom or escape and protect Debora.

#6

Break Into Two

40 min

Baby commits to the heist, hoping to complete it quickly and finally leave the criminal life behind.

#7

B Story

45 min

Baby’s relationship with Debora develops, offering hope and emotional stakes amid the chaos of crime.

#8

Fun and Games

60 min

High-octane, music-driven getaway sequences and clever heist execution, showcasing Baby’s driving skills and style.

#9

Midpoint

75 min

The heist goes wrong. Buddy, one of the crew, kills someone, escalating the stakes. Baby’s life and freedom are in immediate danger.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

85 min

The criminal crew turns against each other, and Baby must navigate betrayal, chaos, and law enforcement closing in.

#11

All Is Lost

95 min

Baby faces near-death and the collapse of his plan. Debora is endangered. His dreams of normal life seem impossible.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

100 min

Baby contemplates the consequences of his choices, the cost of freedom, and the love he has for Debora.

#13

Break Into Three

105 min

Baby uses his skills and ingenuity to confront the crew, evade the law, and create a path to safety.

#14

Finale

110 min

Baby takes down the crew, completes a high-stakes escape, and secures his chance at a new life with Debora.

#15

Final Image

113 min

Baby and Debora drive away together, music playing, free from his past, ready to embrace a normal life.