In65, Driver stars as Mills, a pilot from another planet who takes a dangerous job to earn some money for his family. He doesn’t really have a choice, as his young daughter is dealing with a deadly illness and needs the medicine that the payout will buy. After his ship is knocked off course by a giant asteroid, Mills crashes onto a new planet - Earth. But this isn’t Earth as we know it, this is our planet a solid 65 million years ago. After discovering that there is only one other survivor - a young girl named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt) - Mills realizes that it’s up to him to ensure they both make it back safely. But survival won’t be so easy as the pilot has no idea aboutthe prehistoric beasts roaming this unfamiliar planet.
‘65’s Crash Landing at the Box Office
For the most part,65had all the makings of a hit. It hailed from Beck and Woods, the pair who had previously gained popularity for penning the story and screenplay forA Quiet Placeand then moved on to write and direct the supernatural thriller,Nightlightand, much more recently,Heretic. Toss in Driver as the leading man andSam Raimion board as a producer and, on paper,65seems like it would have been a much bigger success than it was. The movie barely earned more than its production cost, with its budget clocking in at $45 million while it raked in $60.7 at the global box office. Meanwhile, critics were also quick to slam the production, marking it as an overall flop for all involved.
For those who may want - nay,need- to see Driver take on some dinos, head over to Netflix before January 7, where65is now streaming.
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