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Driving Lessons

 2006
 98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)
Driving Lessons
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jeremy Brock

Starring

Rupert Grint · Fay Cohen · Ruby Mortlock · Don Wetherhead · Laura Linney · Oliver Milburn

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
13th October 2006
Ireland release date Ireland release
21st February 2006
Russia release date Russia release
1st July 2006

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Oct '06
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: £84.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th Oct '06
  • Debut position: 63
  • Highest position: 60
  • Debut gross: $22.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Oct, 2006
14

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £216.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $240 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $1.3 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
Driving Lessons  The Guardian Thu, 7th September 2006

Driving instructor spent an entire lesson watching a movie on his phone  BreakingNews.ie Sun, 22nd February 2026

Driving Lessons Review | Movie  www.empireonline.com Wed, 30th August 2006

Driving Lessons 2006, directed by Jeremy Brock | Film review  Time Out Worldwide Tue, 5th September 2006

Swearing driving lesson sensation hits the road to acting career  BBC Fri, 17th October 2025

Young Christian Is Thrown Into an Old Actress’s Den (Published 2006)  The New York Times Fri, 13th October 2006

Ebenezer has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate horror, threat, violence

27th October 2026

Ebenezer is the highly anticipated new movie from Ti West and starring Johnny Depp, and is one of the highly anticipated movies this year.

The movie stars Johnny Depp who has been seen previously in Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Mans Chest and Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides. It also stars Rupert Grint, who has previously been seen in Driving Lessons and Moonwalkers.

Directing duties go to Ti West, who has previously brought us Maxxxine and Pearl.

Movie Synopsis

Tale of an elderly miser who embarks on a supernatural journey after visits from the ghost of his former business partner and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come force him to confront his past and fight for a second chance at happiness.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Ebenezer
  • BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
  • Reason: moderate horror, threat, violence
  • Classification Date: 13th November 2026
  • Runtime: 116 minutes (1hour 56 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Ti West
  • Starring:
    • Johnny Depp
    • Rupert Grint
    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Tramell Tillman

    BBFC movie page