The Stunt Driver

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Set in the mid-seventies, THE STUNT DRIVER recounts the true underdog story of Canada's Ken Carter, the world champion stunt driver who battles personal demons and public doubt to attempt what everyone considers impossible -- a mile-long jump across the St. Lawrence river in a rocket car.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

4 days ago

2/4

Baruchel commits to the trash-talking, egomaniacal persona Carter dragged out for show whenever a camera was on, but we never really know who this guy is.

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Rachel Ho

Globe and Mail

Sep 24, 2026

It’s a defining role for Baruchel, and he eats up every second of it.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Sep 24, 2026

A strength of Baruchel’s performance is that he never makes Carter a clown.

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Randall King

Winnipeg Free Press

3 days ago

3.5/5

Baruchel is soulful and funny in the role of Carter, which helps, since the tone of the overall film is sustained frustration.

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Rob Thomas

Not That Rob Thomas (Substack)

3 days ago

3/4

Baruchel gives Carter an extra-gravy-on-your-fries Canadian accent, but he never turns Carter in a cartoon, playing both the insecurities and the blind spots of the man who wanted to be called the "Mad Canadian."

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

4 days ago

The Stunt Driver is a classic tale of obsession at the cost of one’s soul, and one sort of wishes it went deeper than that fairly broad idea.

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Mr Hollywood

2 days ago

I liked the documentary style scenes mixed with the regular camera shots. Passed by quickly because it’s a good ride. Worth a watch

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Juan

2 days ago

Thought it was going to be more comedic. It’s fine. It has moments that could be more impactful if the relationship between the characters were focused on more. It feels like we are speed running through the story.

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GuyFiery

4 days ago

the Heart of this story and the acting by Kay and My en

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Bill Y

6 days ago

Pleasant enough, but it could have been so much more. The movie leans heavy on Canadian Ken Carter's courage, or lack thereof, in pulling off an insane stunt. Because this is an "inspired by" movie, it had plenty of room to explore more themes. Heck, it made up Evel Knievel's "Everglades" speech just go for more drama. In the end you'll be wondering one thing, what ever happened to the American stunt driver, Kenny Powers. Check out Youtube, St Lawrence river jump.

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Daniel L

@RT27139378 2 hrs ago

The movie I felt was all over the place with pacing issues, had me questioning my thoughts on Ken Carter and felt weird on how long we were sitting at some scenes over others. The movie definitely had issues figuring out if it was a comedy or a drama "biopic" (part documentary/part comedy - hybrid). It made me laugh a bit and had its moments, but the movie at times was aggressively Canadian and felt Ken Carter would've been a big fan of the Jackass movies based on his demeanor. Movie was either average or right below average. Nothing special.

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Adrian B

@RT578798033 12 hrs ago

This was pretty good, honestly. It's funny and insane but it also has an impressive amount of heart to it. Easily Jay's best performance. He was really tuned into the reality of this guy, both with his gung ho attitude in the beginning and with how truly scared he got when it got too real. I was impressed with his range.

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Ken Carter

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Set in the mid-seventies, THE STUNT DRIVER recounts the true underdog story of Canada's Ken Carter, the world champion stunt driver who battles personal demons and public doubt to attempt what everyone considers impossible -- a mile-long jump across the St. Lawrence river in a rocket car.

Director: Michael Dowse
Producer: Jennifer Wilson, Michael Dowse
Screenwriter: Michael Dowse
Distributor: Independent Film Company
Production Co: Telefilm Canada
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $106.8K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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