Driving Miss Daisy and violent people deny their humanity and ours, what a lesson to see a film that looks into the heart." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" also gave the film a positive review, calling Tandy's performance "glorious" and opining, "This is Tandy's finest two hours onscreen in a film career that goes back to 1932." The performances of Tandy and Freeman were also praised by Vincent Canby of "The New York Times", who observed, "The two actors manage to be highly theatrical without breaking out of the realistic frame of the film." "Driving Miss Daisy" also achieved the following distinctions at
Driving Miss Daisy (2014 film) the United States and Canada, presented by Screenvision in association with Broadway Near You. On August 2, 2014, "Driving Miss Daisy" was screened at Village Cinemas in Melbourne, Australia and featured the previously taped Q&A session with Angela Lansbury, followed by an Australian-wide limited release. On May 14, 2015, "Driving Miss Daisy" was presented as a one-night only event in U.S. cinemas nationwide by Fathom Events and Broadway Near You. "Driving Miss Daisy" was broadcast nationwide on PBS stations as a presentation of the "Great Performances" series on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 9 pm. The Australian stage production was