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Ride Along

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
117K
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Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
 	Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James' sister.
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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.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.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
    • Jason Mantzoukas
    • Phil Hay
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Kevin Hart
    • Tika Sumpter
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    117K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tim Story
    • Writers
      • Greg Coolidge
      • Jason Mantzoukas
      • Phil Hay
    • Stars
      • Ice Cube
      • Kevin Hart
      • Tika Sumpter
    • 153User reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

    Videos22

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:35
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    Trailer #1
    Trailer 1:45
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    Ride Along: Ben Proposes To Angela
    Clip 1:38
    Watch Ride Along: Ben Proposes To Angela
    Ride Along: Ben Questions The Little Brother Of A Suspect
    Clip 0:57
    Watch Ride Along: Ben Questions The Little Brother Of A Suspect
    Ride Along: Ben Gets Ready To Fire A Gun At The Range
    Clip 0:44
    Watch Ride Along: Ben Gets Ready To Fire A Gun At The Range
    Ride Along: Ben Wakes Up To Hear James And Angela Arguing About Him
    Clip 0:55
    Watch Ride Along: Ben Wakes Up To Hear James And Angela Arguing About Him
    Ride Along: James Gives Ben A Police Jacket
    Clip 0:37
    Watch Ride Along: James Gives Ben A Police Jacket
    Ride Along: On The Set: Kevin Hart Gun Play (Featurette)
    Featurette 1:12
    Watch Ride Along: On The Set: Kevin Hart Gun Play (Featurette)
    Ride Along: On The Set With Kevin Hart: I'm A Stuntman (Featurette)
    Featurette 1:58
    Watch Ride Along: On The Set With Kevin Hart: I'm A Stuntman (Featurette)
    Ride Along: A Look Inside (Featurette)
    Featurette 3:00
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    Ride Along: On The Set: Kevin Hart Unhinged (Featurette)
    Featurette 1:44
    Watch Ride Along: On The Set: Kevin Hart Unhinged (Featurette)
    Ride Along: Tim Story On The Chemistry Between Cube And Kevin
    Featurette 0:39
    Watch Ride Along: Tim Story On The Chemistry Between Cube And Kevin

    Photos32

    John Leguizamo and Bryan Callen in Ride Along (2014)
    Tika Sumpter in Ride Along (2014)
    Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube in Ride Along (2014)
    Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Kevin Hart and Tika Sumpter in Ride Along (2014)
    Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube in Ride Along (2014)
    Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)

    Top cast

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    Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    • James Payton
    Kevin Hart
    Kevin Hart
    • Ben Barber
    Tika Sumpter
    Tika Sumpter
    • Angela Payton
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Santiago
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Lt. Brooks
    Bryan Callen
    Bryan Callen
    • Miggs
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Omar
    Dragos Bucur
    Dragos Bucur
    • Marko
    Gary Owen
    Gary Owen
    • Crazy Cody
    Jacob Latimore
    Jacob Latimore
    • Ramon
    Jay Pharoah
    Jay Pharoah
    • Runflat
    Benjamin Flores Jr.
    Benjamin Flores Jr.
    • Morris the Kid
    • (as Benjamin 'Lil P-Nut' Flores)
    Greg Rementer
    Greg Rementer
    • Marko's Gunman
    Eric Benson
    • Marko's Gunman
    Anna House
    • Cafeteria Lady
    Jasmine Burke
    Jasmine Burke
    • Dispatcher Gina
    Julie Gribble
    • Waiver Officer
    John Kap
    • Bearded Biker
    • Director
      • Tim Story
    • Writers
      • Greg Coolidge(screenplay) (story)
      • Jason Mantzoukas(screenplay)
      • Phil Hay(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dwayne Johnson was originally supposed to play James and Ryan Reynolds was originally supposed to play Ben.
    • Goofs
      The Black Charger switches between tinted windows and headlights and standard windows and headlights throughout the movie.
    • Quotes

      Ben Barber: [breaking up a fight] Hey! You're white! You're white! You don't fight.

    • 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).
    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.8 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Poppin' Off
      Written by Eddie Smith (as Eddie Smith III), Jesse Rankins, Jonathan Wells

      Performed by Watch the Duck (as Watch The Duck)

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews153

    Review
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    Ice-Cold Movie, Warm Hart.
    No matter how popular this film becomes at the box office, Kevin Hart no longer has to prove himself as being worthy of a lead star. His comedic timing and graceful style more than prove that in Ride Along. The trouble is that the film itself is so lacking in almost any originality or intelligence that he would have had to do a lot in order to show himself worse than the movie.

    Playing the comic relief in a pale yet obvious retread of 48 Hrs. and Training Day, Hart fully utilizes his short stature and body language to his strength. Being rather short, indeed shorter than his female co-star Tika Sumpter, Hart compensates by playing a man-child with a large inferiority complex. Constantly attempting to prove himself capable of something of value, he still cannot help but invoke his knowledge of childish things, mainly video games. He also cries in terror, jumps into his brother-in-law's arms and looks for acceptance at every turn. He is, in fact, a fully-grown imp. What is astonishing about him is how he uses this to carry the movie along. Scene after scene drags along with the obligatory sense of having been done countless times beforehand but it is Hart's sentimentality that shines beyond the dull narrative. Though his facial expressions are often overwrought, he is still capable of carrying scenes purely through his timing and understanding of comic development. At times, he sounds like he is improvising a stand-up bit. Other times, he seems to invoke the speed-demon, whirlish style of Eddie Murphy. No matter his tactic, he makes it count despite a lack of support.

    Making things more frozen than necessary is Ice Cube, scrunching up his face in attempting to portray a hard-ass of a cop; one of those lone, righteous moralists who is willing to go against any and all authority in order to prove himself as being right all along about his case. Of course he is, but what is confusing is how the film seems to condemn his behavior as a loner, yet justifies his actions during the course of the story. It is never clear which side the movie falls on and it most likely does not matter. Truthfully, none of the characters or plot points seem necessary at all except to showcase the difference between Hart's ambitious high-school security guard trying to become an Atlanta policeman and Ice Cube's tough-as-nails detective on the hunt for the most ferocious kingpin in the city, so terrifying and imposing that no one has ever seen his face (You will guess who it is right away; the opening credits give it away).

    The biggest fault in the screenplay is its lack of developing the relationship between the two key characters: Ice Cube and his sister. Supposedly, they are very close due to being raised in foster homes, leading to him playing over-protective daddy to her. The trouble is the writers never give them a scene for themselves. What kind of relationship did they have or have now? And how has it changed as they have gotten older? And, furthermore, what is Ice Cube's personal life? Does he have one? Clearly, these were not on the writers' or director's mind. The final priority seems to have been only to ensure Kevin Hart came out looking like a fine-bred, comedic leading man for years to come. In this, the movie has succeeded. However, the makers of the movie should not pat themselves on the back. Save that for Mr. Hart himself, the only saving grace in this entire tired, formulaic story.
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    • bobsgrock
    • Jan 27, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Bộ Đôi Cảnh Sát
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA(Peach street)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Cube Vision
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $134,938,200
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,516,170
      • Jan 19, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $154,468,902
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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