Trucker (2008) on Netflix
Diane Ford is a long-haul trucker who drinks with Runner, her married neighbor. When her ex-husband Len is hospitalized with cancer, he sends their eleven-year-old son Peter to stay with her.
- Netflix3.3/5
- IMDb6.5/103,759 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes59%
Plot summary
Diane Ford works as a long-haul truck driver. In her time off she drinks with Runner, a married neighbor, and has one-night stands. Eleven years ago she left her husband Len and their newborn son Peter, and she has not seen the boy since. Len is now in the hospital fighting cancer, and he asks Diane to take care of Peter, who is eleven, for a while. She agrees only reluctantly. Peter is resentful and wary, and he wants a mother who will want him, though he does not expect that from Diane.
Cast
- Brandon Hansonas Tom
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Trucker (2008)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Michelle Monaghan got a commercial driver's license to drive a semi-trailer truck for her role, and the movie used real footage of her doing it.
