Uber Driver is currently in select theaters and arrives on Shudder and Prime Video starting June 15, 2025. A director’s cut with an alternate ending is promised for Blu-ray.
Daisy Stone has already signed for two more psycho-thrillers: The Sitter (2026, playing a babysitter who believes the father is a killer) and Checkout (2027, set in a 24-hour grocery store). She told Empire magazine: “I love these broken, obsessive women. They’re not villains; they’re just exhausted, scared, and convinced they see the monster. Sometimes they’re right.” Psycho-ThrillersFilms - Daisy Stone - Uber Driv...
Psycho-thrillers have long exploited everyday settings—the motel room (Psycho), the suburban home (The Watcher), the neighbor’s apartment (Rear Window). Now, the genre locks onto the backseat of a rideshare. Enter Daisy Stone in the indie sensation Uber Driver (2025), a low-budget psycho-thriller that has critics comparing it to Taxi Driver meets The Hitcher, with a feminist twist. Uber Driver is currently in select theaters and
Daisy Stone, previously known for her supporting roles in indie horror (Midnight Shift, Echo Lake), delivers a career-defining performance as Ellie, a lonely, sleep-deprived Uber driver who begins to suspect one of her passengers is a serial killer. The catch? She might be right—or she might be descending into paranoia herself. She told Empire magazine: “I love these broken,
Credit must go to cinematographer Hiro Tanaka. He uses the neon-drenched streets of LA not as a backdrop, but as a character. The red brake lights of other cars look like bleeding wounds. The blue light of Elena’s phone app casts her face in a cadaverous glow.
There is a specific sequence—what fans are calling "The Tunnel Sequence"—where the car enters a dead zone with no cell service. For three minutes, the screen goes nearly black. All we hear are the wipers, breathing, and the sound of duct tape being pulled from a roll in the back seat. It is pure auditory terror. When the light returns, the power dynamic has flipped entirely.