Sex Drive
Sex Drive

Sex Drive

2008Movie109 minEnglish

A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.

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IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic44/100
Google Users70%
Director: Sean AndersGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

High school senior Ian Lafferty and his two best friends, Lance and Felicia, embark on a chaotic road trip to retrieve a carload of illegal auto parts. Their true mission, however, is for Ian to meet up with his online girlfriend, 'Erica'. Along the way, they encounter a series of hilarious and often raunchy misadventures as they navigate the perils of adolescence and the pursuit of romance.

Critical Reception

Sex Drive received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many finding its humor to be crass and predictable. However, it found a more receptive audience among younger viewers who generally appreciated its juvenile jokes and road trip antics.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on crude humor and often veers into predictable territory.
  • Despite its lowbrow jokes, some viewers found the road trip adventure and budding romance to be entertaining.
  • A by-the-numbers teen comedy that offers little originality but may appeal to its target demographic.

Google audience: Google users were somewhat divided, with many finding the film to be a fun, albeit raunchy, comedy. Positive reviews often highlighted the chemistry between the leads and the entertaining road trip elements, while negative comments focused on the excessive vulgarity and lack of a fresh storyline.

Fun Fact

The film's title, 'Sex Drive', was inspired by the 1980s film 'The Gumball Rally,' which featured a similar road trip theme and a memorable line about 'the sex drive of a race car.'

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