Ride Along

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Ride Along

PG-13

Released Jan 17, 2014

1h 39m

Comedy

Action

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For two years, security guard Ben (Kevin Hart) has tried to convince James (Ice Cube), a veteran cop, that he is worthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben is finally accepted into the police academy, James decides to test his mettle by inviting him along on a shift deliberately designed to scare the trainee. However, events take an unexpected turn when their wild night leads to Atlanta's most-notorious criminal and Ben's rapid-fire mouth proves as dangerous as the bullets whizzing by them.

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Critics Consensus

Kevin Hart's livewire presence gives Ride Along a shot of necessary energy, but it isn't enough to rescue this would-be comedy from the buddy-cop doldrums.

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David Denby

New Yorker

Nothing in the movie makes sense, but I prefer to think that "Ride Along" is just a badly told joke, rather than an insult to its audience.

Sep 22, 2014

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a typically absurd, exaggerated spiel but with a grim undertone that resonates later on, so that Ben's desperate efforts to make something of himself seem not entirely a laughing matter.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

An action-comedy short on both action and comedy, this turgid dirge recycles all the usual mismatched cop-couple cliches (from 48 Hours to Cop Out) with dreary results.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 2, 2014

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Some elements were cheesy or unnecessary but it plays to the strengths of both Hart and Ice Cube. Again, forgive it’s traditional flaws and you can enjoy this movie for what it was. And for January, Ride Along is more than serviceable.

Aug 12, 2024

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

Ride Along plays out like the buddy action comedy that Ice Cube and Chris Tucker never made outside of the Friday franchise. Instead of Tucker, though, Ice Cube is paired with the equally excitable loudmouth Kevin Hart.

Jan 22, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Standard-format American cop comedy, where an intractable veteran (Ice Cube) is forced to suffer a day on the job in the company of his distractable brother-in-law-to-be (Kevin Hart).

Rated: 2/5

Dec 20, 2020

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William B

I loved this movie; I don't care what people say about it. This was one hell of a funny movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Michael J

Maybe missing some elements, but overall entertaining and a perfect movie for family night.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Camden B

This is one of my top 5 favorites now. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube work together immaculately. I'd love to see a 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th of this series.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Arib A

Its just a movie for passing your time , there is no story but have some good comic timings . Overall, ordinary no storyline film with some comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Gaming U

A great buddy cop film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Isaiah L

A great balance between comedy and action until the end with constant references to games but it still holds up.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Tim Story

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Ice Cube

James Payton

Kevin Hart

Ben Barber

John Leguizamo

Santiago

Bruce McGill

Lt. Brooks

Tika Sumpter

Angela Payton

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Synopsis

For two years, security guard Ben (Kevin Hart) has tried to convince James (Ice Cube), a veteran cop, that he is worthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben is finally accepted into the police academy, James decides to test his mettle by inviting him along on a shift deliberately designed to scare the trainee. However, events take an unexpected turn when their wild night leads to Atlanta's most-notorious criminal and Ben's rapid-fire mouth proves as dangerous as the bullets whizzing by them.

Director: Tim Story
Producer: Will Packer, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Larry Brezner
Screenwriter: Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Cubevision, Rainforest Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Brief Strong Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $134.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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