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Ride

Name: Ride
Director: Jake Allyn
Released: 2024
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2024

Director

Jake Allyn

Runtime

108 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ride follows a traditional crime-drama format that emphasizes genre clichés over social commentary. The story revolves around a father and son driven to commit crimes due to a medical crisis, relying on well-known family and law enforcement themes. Although a female sheriff is introduced, she fits within standard professional roles. The absence of layered complexity or systemic critique confines the story to conventional storytelling. Overall, the film uses the central conflict to create tension rather than to explore diverse experiences or challenge societal norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ride have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities. The main focus is on the relationship between a father and his son.

How does Ride portray gender?

Fair

The story is driven by male characters, including the father, son, and criminals. A female sheriff is present but operates within a typical professional role.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ride?

Limited

The film does not specify any racial or ethnic backgrounds for the characters. It focuses on a local crime situation without highlighting any diversity in the community.

How does Ride represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot examines a troubled family dealing with domestic issues. However, it follows a traditional moral framework without critiquing cultural or institutional systems.

Does Ride include disability representation?

Limited

The daughter's cancer treatment is the main trigger for the plot. Her illness drives the story but does not offer a detailed look at living with a disability.

Present on Screen

The film includes a female sheriff in a position of authority within law enforcement.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks LGBTQ+ representation or queer character arcs.
The medical crisis serves more as a plot device than a nuanced portrayal of disability.
The film does not provide specific racial or ethnic backgrounds for its characters.
The story adheres to traditional gender and moral frameworks without challenging them.

Official Synopsis

Desperate to raise money for his daughter’s cancer treatment, a retired bull rider teams up with his estranged son and resorts to robbery to secure payment before time runs out. But after the heist goes awry, keeping the money—and their freedom—requires the duo to outwit a dogged pair of local law enforcement officers, including a justice-minded sheriff who soon suspects that the key to her case may lie uncomfortably close to home.

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