The Fare is a 2018 American mystery thriller romance film directed by D.C. Hamilton and starring Gino Anthony Pesi, Brinna Kelly, Jason Stuart, and Jon Jacobs.

The cab driver, Harris Caron, is listening to a radio show about time-traveling aliens who changed the nature of reality.

Penny, despite making up many humorous stories about her career during past rides, explains she is really in horticulture, which fits her floral attire and accessories.

She apologizes for everything and implores him to drink the water again for his own sake, but Harris says he has found nobility in his task and that he is grateful for their brief time each year to be together.

He sent me an article about how cab drivers near the Japanese Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident were reporting 'phantom fares' in the area.

"[6] Director D.C. Hamilton said, "We filmed all the taxi interiors on a sound stage in Woodland Hills, California, with our Checker Marathon parked in front of a rear-projection screen.

"[7] The movie was "self-financed based on earnings from my previous collaboration with Brinna Kelly, The Midnight Man", Hamilton said.

[8] Michaela Barton of VultureHound gave the film four stars out of five, stating "Like all great sci-fi mysteries, this feature has a classic twist, with a revelation that builds and is actually supported by small clues hidden within each repeating cycle.

"[9] Jeremy Dick of MovieWeb wrote "The pleasing visuals do a lot to enhance The Fare as well, blending black and white with color depending on the context of the scene.

The noir look is also appropriate given the mystery elements of the thriller, and some twists along the way sort of call back to some of the greatest sci-fi classics from years past.

It's an interesting way of paying homage to a style of filmmaking which seems to have gone by the wayside in recent years, giving The Fare a rather unique feel compared to other contemporary movies.

"[10] Hayley Paskevich of Fleep Screen added "By taking its central premise out of the realm of pure sci-fi and infusing it with a dose of Greek mythology, The Fare skillfully manages to avoid the trappings of monotony, instead driving the plot in a surprising direction, giving it new depth.

As simplistic as the film itself may be from a structural standpoint, Pesi and Kelly’s performances are genuinely compelling, making it easy to become invested in the relationship between their characters.

It includes sections with unused footage, a gag reel, the original opening, and separate commentaries by director D.C. Hamilton and writer-producer-star Brinna Kelly.