A well-constructed B-movie thriller, Joy Ride keeps up the necessary level of tension and chills. Critics also liked Zahn's performance as the goofball older brother.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Dahl -
Producer -
J.J. Abrams , Chris Moore -
Screenwriter -
Clay Tarver , J.J. Abrams -
Distributor -
Medusa Distribuzione , 20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
New Regency Pictures , Bad Robot , Regency Enterprises , LivePlanet -
Rating -
R (Violence|Terror) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 5, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 12, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$22.0M -
Runtime -
1h 36m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)