Steve Zahn,
Paul Walker,
Leelee Sobieski,
Jessica Bowman,
Stuart Stone
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After forays into film noir, thrillers, dramas, and even documentaries, director John Dahl tries the teen horror genre on for size. Paul Walker stars as Lewis Thomas, a college freshman embarking on a... read more
Directed by: John Dahl
Release Date: October 5, 2001
Keywords:
horror,
scary,
paul walker,
steve zahn,
horror films,
joy ride,
Paul Walker ,
Steve Zahn ,
Leelee Sobieski ,
Joy Ride
DVD Release Date: March 12, 2002
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March 12, 2011For me, this was one of the better teen Horrors, with lots of suspense, corny - Yes! Cliched - Yes, but definitely more watchable than most.
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February 4, 2011Joy Ride is a good little horror film. Though not very original, the film has great tense moments and terrifying, sequences that will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. Considering that Paul Walker played in this film (I hate the actor) I thought he was very good in th... read more
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October 14, 2010This is one of my all time favorite thrillers. It amazes me how many people I personally know that never saw this movie. Not only was it suspenseful, but had a bit of funny thanks to Stever Zahn.
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August 2, 2010Not so much scary or creepy as just plain gross. Trucker killer? Okay then.
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May 16, 2008A very good modern thriller that has elements from other great thrillers like Duel, The Hitcher. It was enjoyable and will have you on the edge of your seat at times.
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March 24, 2008Three friends on a roadtrip speak to a trucker who then turns psycho and tries to kill them.
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November 18, 2007Directed by: John Dahl.
Starring: Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Zahn.
Somewhere in the earlier years of the new millennium, this film cropped up. Not many knew about it and most ended up seeing it on DVD. I remember seeing it many years ago on t... read more
Critic Reviews
October 29, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
October 12, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Dahl works the audience like the dial of a car radio, testing out all manner of squeals and static and all-out, high-pitched terror. Full Review
October 5, 2001
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Climb into this rig and you'll be sweating bullets.
October 5, 2001
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
It's encouraging to see more than passing attention paid to character development.
October 5, 2001
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Expertly toys with the fear any carbon-based life-form feels when one of those Peterbilt express trains comes rolling by with a thundercrack of vibration at about 240 mph, gently urging us to move rig...
October 5, 2001
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
It attains its modest ambitions with dispatch and wit, and without ever lifting its foot from the pedal. Full Review
October 5, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Falls a tad short of being a minor movie classic along the lines of Spielberg's film. Full Review
October 5, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday
A genuine thriller, guaranteed to whiten knuckles, grind enamel and render armrests into scrap. Full Review
October 5, 2001
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Much more effectively terrifying than the usual overplotted, underwritten Hollywood thriller. Full Review
October 5, 2001
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Anyone actually looking for a genuinely scary movie at this point will have a lot of fun with Joy Ride.
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