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10 Best Movies Like Joy Ride

If you loved Joy Ride, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
This Crazy Heart

This Crazy Heart

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules ...

#2
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#3
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#4
The Assault

The Assault

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to ...

#5
Breathe

Breathe

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed....

#6
Jane Got a Gun

Jane Got a Gun

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend...

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