Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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The funny, touching and totally irresistible story of a working relationship that became a 25-year friendship.

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.

• Released: 1989-12-13
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 1,864 votes

Directed by Bruce Beresford.

Top cast

• Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn
• Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan
• Dan Aykroyd as Boolie Werthan
• Patti LuPone as Florine Werthan
• Esther Rolle as Idella
• Joann Havrilla as Miss McClatchey
• William Hall Jr. as Oscar
• Alvin M. Sugarman as Dr. Weil
• Clarice F. Geigerman as Nonie
• Muriel Moore as Miriam

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Driving Miss Daisy

• United States: watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand, 10, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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