Ride Along (film)

Ride Along
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Story
Screenplay by	Greg Coolidge Jason Mantzoukas Phil Hay Matt Manfredi
Story by	Greg Coolidge
Produced by	Will Packer Matt Alvarez Ice Cube Larry Brezner
Starring	Ice Cube Kevin Hart John Leguizamo Bruce McGill Tika Sumpter Laurence Fishburne
Cinematography	Larry Blanford
Edited by	Craig Alpert
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production companies	Universal Pictures Relativity Media Cube Vision Rainforest Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (United States)
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.