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The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride

Drama · Romance · 2015

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

Movie details

The Longest Ride

“Two couples. Two love stories. One epic tale.”

2015 Drama · Romance 2h 8m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Longest Ride?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

George Tillman Jr.

Written by

Craig Bolotin

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Sophia Danko

Scott Eastwood

Scott Eastwood

Luke Collins

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Ira Levinson

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Young Ira

Oona Chaplin

Oona Chaplin

Young Ruth

Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist

Marcia

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Kate Collins

Court is in session

Put The Longest Ride on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.