Ride Along (2014)

Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Greg Coolidge (screenplay), Jason Mantzoukas (screenplay)

Stars:

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	James Payton
Kevin Hart	...	Ben Barber
John Leguizamo	...	Santiago
Bruce McGill	...	Lt. Brooks
Tika Sumpter	...	Angela Payton
Bryan Callen	...	Miggs
Laurence Fishburne	...	Omar
Dragos Bucur	...	Marko
Gary Owen	...	Crazy Cody
Jacob Latimore	...	Ramon
Jay Pharoah	...	Runflat
Benjamin Flores Jr.	...	Morris the Kid (as Benjamin 'Lil P-Nut' Flores)
Greg Rementer	...	Marko's Gunman
Eric Benson	...	Marko's Gunman
Anna House	...	Cafeteria Lady

Storyline

Ben must prove he is good enough to date cop James' sister. By doing this he goes on a "Ride Along" to show that he is not weak and he will do whatever it takes to get James' approval but along the way runs into a few obstacles that he has to overcome in a very funny way.

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Plot Keywords:

police | security guard | street shootout | gunfight | outrunning explosion | 

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Taglines:

Propose to this cop's sister? Rookie mistake.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, sexual content and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Ben threatens James in the weapons deal scene, in the warehouse, he says he's gonna execute him with the death of 1000 cuts, also known as "slow slicing". It was a form of torture and execution used in China from roughly AD 900 until it was banned in 1905.

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Goofs

When Ben is grounded and is sitting in the back seat of James' car, James is not wearing a seat belt. A short while later when he stops the car, he is wearing a seat belt.

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Quotes

[listening to Ben and his girlfriend over his headphones]
Assface23: Uh, dude, turn your mic off. This is awkward.
Male Gamer: Is that why you call yourself the Black Hammer? I thought it had something to do with Thor from Avengers.

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Crazy Credits

There's a scene halfway through the end credits: During a barbecue, James tries to stop Ben from turning on the grill (to avoid what happened the last time).

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Connections

Referenced in On Cinema: 'The Nut Job' and 'Ride Along' (2014)

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Soundtracks

Soul Makossa
Written by Manu Dibango

User Reviews

It was funny

OK first off, let me ask you people where the hell you guys got this 1 star rating for this movie. Seriously? WTF?? Did you guys even actually go and see the movie or did you take a guess by watching the trailer? 1 star? Really! Well I'm just gonna point out, in my opinion, honestly, because I saw it and all. It was good and funny nonstop. I'd give it 7/10 stars. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are both legends, and they got together and made a movie that was funny and action packed. Think of them as Shrek and Donkey, Ice Cube being Shrek, quiet and serious, and Kevjn Hart, who is talkative and slightly annoying, in a good way. That's what it reminded me of. The movie was worth my $12.00 I spend last night and Im glad I saw it. So I hope this review helps for those who haven't seen it yet and you can forget about that 1 star rating thing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

17 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ride Along

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,516,170, 19 January 2014

Gross USA:

$134,938,200

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$154,468,902

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Cube Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1