What Drives Us

What Drives Us

Directed by Dave Grohl

202188 min6.8 / 10

A celebratory rockumentary that captures the camaraderie, adventure, and hard-won wisdom of touring musicians across generations.

The stories of some of the biggest artists in music, recalling the romance and adventure, as well as the idiocy and chaos, of their time on the road. While the world has changed, the custom has not changed. There is no other way to know whether you can make it in this business. You have to get in the van.

Questions people ask

  • Does What Drives Us end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is What Drives Us scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is What Drives Us easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is What Drives Us violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is What Drives Us sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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