Joy Ride

Joy Ride

It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.

Directed by John Dahl

Produced by Regency Enterprises, Bad Robot

200197 min6.5 / 10

A relentless road-bound thriller built on paranoia and cat-and-mouse pursuit, where a casual prank on the CB radio unleashes a remorseless killer.

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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  • Is Joy Ride scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Joy Ride easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Joy Ride one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 86% of films.

  • Does Joy Ride end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Joy Ride violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Joy Ride sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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