Ride or Die
2025
Action / Romance / Thriller
Ride or Die
2025
Action / Romance / Thriller
Plot summary
When Paula, a restless Midwesterner yearning for a fresh start in California, unexpectedly reunites with Sloane—her enigmatic high school crush—the spark between them reignites instantly. What begins as a casual catch-up soon turns into a spontaneous cross-country road trip. But as the miles roll by, hidden secrets and buried traumas surface, and their blossoming romance takes a darker turn. With unexpected consequences at every stop, the journey becomes a fight for trust, survival, and the truth—testing how far they’re willing to go for love, and what they’re running from.








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Reviewed at Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2025. Running time: 85 MIN. Production: (U.S.) A Foxxhole Productions and Twice Told Films production. Producers: Jamie Fox, Datari Turner, Josalynn Smith, Matthew Keene Smith. Executive Producers: Aaron Gilbert, Santiago Garcia Galvan. Crew: Director: Josalynn Smith. Screenplay: Josalynn Smith, Alicia Louzoun-Heisler. Editing: Olivia Elesio. Camera: Arlene Muller. Music: Freya Berkhout. With: Brianna Middleton, Stella Everett, Cody Kostro, Guinevere Turner, Amin El Gamal, Ella Jay Basco, Brandon James, Lark White, Eisa Davis, Seth Giliam. (In English)