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Joy Ride

2001 · 98 min

A tense, cat-and-mouse road thriller that keeps you on edge with a menacing unseen presence and escalating dread.

Tagline
It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.
Overview
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • revenge
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, drama
Directed by
John Dahl
Written by
J.J. Abrams, Clay Tarver
Starring
Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Stuart Stone, Basil Wallace, Brian Leckner, Mary Wickliffe
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Jeffrey Jur
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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