Ride

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Ride

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Released May 1, 2015

1h 35m

Comedy

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A magazine editor (Helen Hunt) undergoes an unexpected sea-change when she follows her college-dropout son (Brenton Thwaites) to the beaches of Los Angeles.

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Ride reaffirms Helen Hunt's immense acting talent -- but suggests that she still needs time to develop as a director.

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

As a screenwriter, [Hunt] can be a bit obvious: It's the kind of film in which the son addresses his mother by her first name.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2015

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Clever and warm-hearted.

Rated: B+

May 7, 2015

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

This is an unusual movie, especially when you look back and realize how usual it seemed going in.

Rated: 3/4

May 1, 2015

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Not a complete wipe-out, but it feels more VOD than big screen.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

The film has a sun drenched, appealing California-ness and Hunt has that perpetually sunny bright look that helps soften her character's hard edges; the sun and light seem to erase the Manhattan publishing executive persona and she relaxes.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 31, 2018

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Susan G. Cole

NOW Toronto

The wonky narrative is definitely a problem - Hunt takes too long to get us to sympathize with the obsessed Jackie - but by then, we really want her to catch that wave.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2015

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rob w

I could not get past 15 minutes to see it was a poor movie with poor directing. I know nothing of direction and could have done a better job. I decided to go back to the movie to see if it got better. IT DID NOT. I am watching and thinking the writing is horrible. I looked up to see who wrote it, not surprised it was Helen Hunt. I am an artist and I should switch, I can write bad movies and direct them and get the backer to pay me. I should have looked to see who edited it, probably Helen Hunt. There were shots that did not make sense. So good Helen has her looks to fall back on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Sean S

This movie further proves what a great actor Hunt is, but the directing aspect of the movie was not her strength.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/06/23

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Sunshine W

Helen Hunt seemed wooden and overall the movie was boring. I managed to finish it but it wasn't very good at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/01/23

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Audience Member

I loved it!!!!!!!! FU haters.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

I liked it. It was a little slow at first but the storyline begins to grab you and you the characters win you over.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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The story line is B-movie, in spite of having the remarkable characteristic of highlighting a mature, successful career woman as the lead character. What absolutely shines are the characters. Hunt and Zayas bring their characters to life. Actually, all the characters felt real, even Thwaites as the son, although I felt his performance felt more like a performance. The bit parts of the children involved were exceptionally realistically done, as was an argument scene at the ex's house. A very funny small gem of a movie, excellent and satisfying served up on an otherwise boring evening.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Synopsis

A magazine editor (Helen Hunt) undergoes an unexpected sea-change when she follows her college-dropout son (Brenton Thwaites) to the beaches of Los Angeles.

Director: Helen Hunt
Producer: Moon Blauner, Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Greg Little
Screenwriter: Helen Hunt
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Sandbar Pictures
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 3, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m

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