Ride Along is a 2014 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bryan Callen, Tika Sumpter and Laurence Fishburne. Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, and Matt Manfredi wrote the screenplay based on a story originally from Coolidge.
The film follows Ben (Kevin Hart), a high school security guard who must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother James (Ice Cube) that he is worthy to marry her. James, currently undercover to catch a Serbian smugglers' boss Omar (Fishburne), takes Ben on a ride along to prove himself.
Principal photography began on October 31, 2012 in Atlanta and ended on December 19, 2012. The film was produced byRelativity 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, with mixed to negative reviews. It earned a worldwide total of more than $153 million against a budget of $25 million. The film made a record for highest domestic opening weekend gross in the month of January by grossing $41.5 million, which was beaten a year later when American Sniper had its wide release.
A sequel, Ride Along 2, was released on January 15, 2016.