Ride Along 2 (2016)

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

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
Tika Sumpter	...	Angela Payton
Benjamin Bratt	...	Antonio Pope
Olivia Munn	...	Maya
Ken Jeong	...	AJ
Bruce McGill	...	Lt. Brooks
Michael Rose	...	The Hitter / Gates
Sherri Shepherd	...	Cori
Arturo Del Puerto	...	Alonso
Eric Goins	...	Assface
Carlos Gómez	...	Captain Hernandez (as Carlos Gomez)
Utkarsh Ambudkar	...	Amir
Glen Powell	...	Troy
Nadine Velazquez	...	Tasha

Storyline

The RIDE ALONG 2 sequel picks up about a year after our heroes' last adventure. Plans for a quick trip to Miami go bad. With the wedding upcoming, James reluctantly takes Ben with him to Miami to follow up on a lead connected to a drug ring case he's been trying to crack. In Miami, they meet Maya, a no-BS homicide detective who lets them know Miami is her turf. They also encounter AJ, a shady cocky computer hacker who reveals evidence that implicates a well-respected local businessman, the wealthy Antonio Pope. Pope harbors a vicious streak and rules South Florida's drug trade. If Ben and James can convince the authorities that Pope is a brutal crime boss they'll stop his spree. If they fail, well there may not be a wedding after all.

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Plot Keywords:

male protagonist | acura | bentley the car | buick automobile | ford motor company | 

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Taglines:

The brothers-in-law are back.

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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, language and some drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ice Cube plays a cop character. Ice Cube's first successes were with the group NWA with his song "Fuck Tha Police".

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Goofs

At the bachelor party at the club scene Ben is counting the number of shots the assassin fired. He counts to 15 and says the assassin needs to reload; the FN Five-seveN is known for its 20 round standard capacity and alternate 10 round magazine (for markets with capacity restrictions) there is no 15 round version.

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Quotes

James Payton: [when Ben once again shoots someone out of nervousness] Again?
Ben Barber: My nerves is bad, man! Oh, my God! He's a zombie! Headshot, Walking Dead!

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Deadpool and Comic Book Movie Predictions (2016)

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Soundtracks

Freak Me
Written by Anthony Teno West Johnson (as Anthony "Teno" Johnson), Roy Murray, Keith Sweat
Performed by Silk
Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
Arranged by The Orchard

User Reviews

Accomplishes its purpose ...

What do you expect? You know what kind of movie this will be.

It is a bit dumb and full of clichés. The story is paint by numbers and you can predict the ending after the 30 minutes. The characters are as stereotyped as possible (ranging from no non-sense cop to diabolical, good looking evil mastermind and very attractive female side-kick).

It is a bad movie though? No. I've actually enjoyed it. It is the kind of movie to which you go, have a laugh laugh, go home and forget all about it. It won't enter any top movie list and it won't teach you anything useful. But it will make you laugh and that's a good thing.

I guess there were better movies out there for which to pay $10 to see, but I don't regret the time spent. It was like eating a bar of chocolate, good and then you move on with your life.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ride Along 2

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,243,095, 17 January 2016

Gross USA:

$91,221,830

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$124,608,438

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Will Packer Productions, Cube Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1