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Ride Along is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Tim Story released in USA on 17 january 2014 with Kevin Hart
Ride Along (2014)
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Add to a movie listRide Along is a 2014 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Tika Sumpter and Laurence Fishburne. Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi wrote the screenplay based on a story originally from Coolidge.
The film follows Ben (Hart), a high school security guard who must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother James (Ice Cube) that he is worthy to marry her. James, currently undercover to catch a Serbian smugglers' boss Omar (Fishburne), takes Ben on a ride along to prove himself.
Principal photography began on October 31, 2012 in Atlanta and ended on December 19, 2012. The film was produced by Relativity Media, Cube Vision Productions and Rainforest Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Following two premieres in Atlanta and Los Angeles, the film was released worldwide on January 17, 2014, with generally negative reviews. It earned a worldwide total of more than $153 million against a budget of $25 million. The film made a record for highest domestic opening weekend gross in the month of January by grossing $41.5 million, which was beaten a year later when American Sniper had its wide release.
A sequel, Ride Along 2, is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2016.
Synopsis
James Payton is a detective, on an undercover operation where fake passports are being smuggled into Atlanta by a man named "Omar". After a shootout with the smugglers, and a car chase that leaves one injured, the lieutenant leading the case ask James to drop the case on "Omar", something James doesn't do.Actors
Kevin Hart
(Ben Barber)
John Leguizamo
(Santiago)
Ice Cube
(James)
Bruce McGill
(Lt. Brooks)
Laurence Fishburne
(Omar)
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