The Joyriders

Apr 16, 1999

1h 40m

★ 4.5

Life is a journey… so choose the right path

Overview

The close-knit relationship among a trio of homeless teenagers is changed forever after they kidnap a suicidal septuagenarian for his car and money.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Noram Entertainment

Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Joyriders Productions LLC

Providence Entertainment

Third Row Center Films

The Joyriders Trailers

Cast

Gordon Trout

Martin Landau

Eddie

Kris Kristofferson

Cam

Shawn Hatosy

Crystal

Heather McComb

Jodi

Elisabeth Moss

Celeste

Diane Venora

Pancake Waitress

Debbie Bisno

Highway Patrolman

Steve Bond

Res-Wel Manager

Michael Chieffo

Wendy Trout

Kathleen S. Dunn

Thug

Cameron Glenar

Trucker

Satch Huizenga

A wealthy young man is conned into staging a fake kidnapping in order to be a hero and win the affection of a girl he's madly in love with. But when one of the hired kidnappers is accidentally killed during the charade, he's forced to actually save her life while not revealing that it's been a ruse all along.

6.1

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One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

Feb 14, 1991

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

7.9

Fargo

Mar 8, 1996

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

6.3

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Aug 6, 1965

A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn't play out as intended.

7.4

Inside Man

Mar 17, 2006

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

6.2

Killing Zoe

Oct 1, 1993

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.

7.8

The Big Lebowski

Mar 6, 1998

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

6.4

The Shanghai Drama

Sep 23, 1938

A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...

4.8

The Journey of Arián

May 4, 2001

Arián, a young Basque girl, idealistic but naive, joins a ruthless terrorist gang and, hoping to prove her commitment, volunteers to participate in the kidnapping of the daughter of an important businessman.

5.8

Life of Crime

Sep 14, 2013

Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.

6.0

The Love Punch

Jan 13, 2014

Retirement at last! Middle-aged and divorced, company owner Richard Jones is looking forward to a worry-free existence as he arrives at his office on his last day of work. Much to his dismay, he discovers that the management buyout of his company was fraudulent. The company is now bankrupt and the employee pension fund — including his own — has been embezzled. Enlisting the help of his ex-wife Kate, Richard sets out to track down the shady businessman behind the fraud.

7.0

Missing

Nov 30, 2016

A working single mother comes home one day to find that her daughter and the nanny have disappeared -- and this is just the beginning of her nightmare.

4.6

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Aug 9, 2013

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7.9

Sherina's Adventure

Jun 13, 2000

A girl who struggles at her new school must team up with a classmate giving her major headaches when trouble finds them both in this musical adventure.

6.3

The Frozen Ground

Jul 11, 2013

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5.7

First Kill

Jul 21, 2017

A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.

6.5

Lapin 360

Oct 8, 1972

Delia Peletier has been paid to have a child for a wealthy man who wants an heir. She has the baby and turns it over to her "employer," but subsequently decides she wants the child back. She hires three men to kidnap the child. The quartet hides out in the house of Bernard Lapin, a nuclear scientist they believe to be away on business. Lapin returns, however, and becomes romantically involved with Delia. Meanwhile, her three kidnappers turn on her when they learn she actually wants the child and not the ransom money as she claimed.

5.2

Mupparimanam

Mar 3, 2017

A mysterious youngster kidnaps a girl a few minutes before her wedding and takes her to a secluded place in search of answers for his questions.

7.1

Brochevarevarura

Jun 28, 2019

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