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| Directed by | Tim Story |
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| Story by | Greg Coolidge |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Larry Blanford |
| Edited by | Craig Alpert |
| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[2] |
| Box office | $154.5 million[2] |
Ride Along is a 2014 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart.
The film follows Ben Barber (Kevin Hart), a security guard who must prove to his girlfriend's police officer brother, James Payton (Ice Cube), that he is worthy of marrying her. During their 24-hour patrol of Atlanta, Ben accidentally gets wrapped up in James' hunt for an arms dealer, Omar (Laurence Fishburne).
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. A sequel, Ride Along 2, was released on January 15, 2016.
- ^ "RIDE ALONG (12A)". Universal Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ride Along". Box Office Mojo. April 17, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.