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Ride

2018 · 79 min

A white-knuckle ride that traps you in a car with a charming psychopath, keeping you tense and uneasy from start to finish.

Directed by: Jeremy Ungar
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Bella Thorne, Jessie T. Usher, Will Brill

Tagline: Some rides should never be shared
Overview: A night in Los Angeles becomes a psychological war for survival when an Uber driver, James, and his passenger, Jessica, pick up Bruno, who is charismatic but manipulative.

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Directed by: Jeremy Ungar
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Bella Thorne, Jessie T. Usher, Will Brill

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
violence
survival
deception
crime
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, crime
Directed by: Jeremy Ungar
Written by: Jeremy Ungar
Starring: Bella Thorne, Jessie T. Usher, Will Brill, Byron L. Hopkins, Sara Lindsey, Kari Wahlgren, Hailee Keanna Lautenbach
Music: Paul Haslinger
Cinematography: Rob Givens
Runtime: 79 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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