Ride
2014 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 5.7 · 49% critics
A protective mother heads cross-country to reconnect with her adult son after he leaves college to chase a surfing life. As she meets new people and faces her own fears, she’s pushed to loosen her grip and consider what it means to support someone else’s dreams.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-11-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (145 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like low-key family dramas about letting go, with some humor and a surfing backdrop; Not for you if you can’t stand constant arguing, slow pacing, or contrived situations, like in Destination Wedding.
Pros: heartfelt parent-child theme; surfing training moments; a few funny bits | Cons: dry, drawn-out pacing; forced conflicts; grating dialogue
Themes
- new york city
- surfing
- surfer
- chauffeur
- los angeles, california
- writer
- book editor
- woman director
- mother son relationship
- codependency
- surfing lessons
Cast & crew
Helen Hunt
as Jackie
Brenton Thwaites
as Angelo
Luke Wilson
as Ian
David Zayas
as Ramon
Elizabeth Jayne Stillwell
as Blanche
Robert Knepper
as Peter
Leonor Varela
as Danielle
Callum Keith Rennie
as Tim
Julie Dretzin
as Joanna
Jay Russell
as Maitre 'D
Directed by Helen Hunt