Joyride

Joyride (1997)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (3,305 ratings)

A bored motel clerk and his buddies go for a little joy ride in a woman's car. They don't realize until it is too late that she is a paid assassin and that her latest victim is in the trunk. Thus begins the clerk's descent into a shadowy world of lies and murder. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Quinton Peeples
Written By
Quinton Peeples
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Nov 18, 2003
Live Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Joyride plows through its crime flick checklist of unsavory characters and rote plot divergences with a dreary efficiency.

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    B-grade thrills

  • , AV Club

    A depressingly mediocre little film

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  • Dr Blood  


    The annoying teenagers in this actually get more than they deserve and Leelee looks even more like a young Helen Hunt.

  • Curt C


    Curse you IMDB! Saw this fon iTunes as one of their 99¢ rentals of the week. I checked IMDB and saw: thriller, Steve Zhan, 6.6. For a buck? ... Sure, sign me up! Unfortunately, that was "Joy Ride", this is "Joyride", and it is a complete train wreck. Honestly,… More

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