When did Joy Ride (2001) come out, and is it streaming?

Joy Ride (2001)'s US theatrical release date is October 5, 2001. Its streaming and digital release date is October 26, 2001.

How many jump scares are in Joy Ride (2001)?

Joy Ride (2001) has 2 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What are some films like Joy Ride (2001)?

Films similar to Joy Ride (2001) on Watch Darkly include Speak No Evil (2024), The Burning (1981), The Hitcher (1986) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Joy Ride

2001 · R · 1h 37m

It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.

Driving cross-country, two brothers and a friend pull a harmless prank on a lonely trucker over their CB radio. In America, you really should be careful who you mess with.

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Release & where to watch

US theatrical: October 5, 2001
Streaming & digital: October 26, 2001

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Jump scares

Joy Ride has 2 jump scares. Compare counts

Genres

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Details

Budget$23M

Box office$36.6M

Directed by

John Dahl

Written by

Clay Tarver, J.J. Abrams

Cinematography

Jeffrey Jur

Music

Marco Beltrami

Starring

Steve Zahn as Fuller · Paul Walker as Lewis · Leelee Sobieski as Venna · Jessica Bowman as Charlotte · Stuart Stone as Danny (Lewis's Roommate) · Basil Wallace as Car Salesman · Brian Leckner as Officer Keeney · Mary Wickliffe as Salt Lake City Police Desk Clerk

Production

Bad Robot, Regency Enterprises

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