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 | drugs | wedding | crime boss | computer hacker | 

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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

Second collaboration with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube.

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Goofs

When Ben (Kevin Hart) is on the beach and following A.J's instruction, you can see him taking a can from the pyramid of cans on the booth counter, and in the next shot the can is spotted on the top of the pyramid again.

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Quotes

Antonio Pope: Name?
Maya: Prince Admiral Stephen Matumbay.
Ben Barber: Plus my two servants.
James Payton: I'm not your servant.
Ben Barber: [he slaps James] You are what I say you are!
Maya: [James slaps Ben back] Sign of respect.
Ben Barber: I can't feel my face.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ice Cube/Heather Graham/Kelsea Ballerini/Glenn Kotche (2016)

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Soundtracks

I Don't Like It, I Love It
Written by Yoan Chirescu, Flo Rida (as Tramar Dillard), Geoffrey Earley, Breyan Isaac, Eskeerdo (as Alexander Izquierdo), So Fly (as Raphael Judrin), Jacob Luttrell, Pierre Melki (as Pierre-Antoine Melki), Sermstyle, Thomas Troelsen
Performed by Flo Rida
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Kevin Hart being his Kevin Hartiest

Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) is a rookie cop and getting married to Angela Payton. Police detective James Payton (Ice Cube) is going to Miami to track down computer hacker AJ (Ken Jeong). Angela talks her brother into letting Ben join him. They find help from Miami police detective Maya Cruz (Olivia Munn). AJ is involved with villainous Antonio Pope (Benjamin Bratt).

After the original, I thought the sequel has a chance. I thought the guys' chemistry would make a good buddy cop comedy if they can turn friends. They're still not that friendly but I'm still going to say I'm wrong. Kevin is doing the same thing and it's getting tiresome. Maybe the repetition is getting to me. It's actually getting a little annoying. He may be losing me at this point. It's time he consider something different.

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