Movies Like Joy Ride (2001)

Updated: September 14, 2023

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Joy Ride Movie Information:

Directors:

John Dahl

Stars:

Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Stuart Stone … (full cast)

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1. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

   Synopsis/Plot: On their way back home during the spring break, Darry and Patricia Jenner witness a mysterious person dumping something down a tunnel.
   
   Deciding to discover what was dumped down there, Darry discovers a huge disturbing…
   
   Tagline: Fear takes a road trip.
   Genres: Horror, Mystery
   
   

2. Wrong Turn (2003)

   Synopsis/Plot: Chris Flynn is driving his car for a job interview in another city.
   
   However, an accident with a trunk transporting chemical products blocks the highway and Chris looks for an alternative route through the mountains…
   
   Tagline: Get Lost In These Woods and You're Dead Meat.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller
   
   

3. Vacancy (2007)

   Synopsis/Plot: David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down.
   
   Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay.
   
   However, there's…
   
   Tagline: How can you escape...if they can see everything?
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime
   
   

4. A Perfect Getaway (2009)

   Synopsis/Plot: For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii.
   
   While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers and Nick and Gina, two wild…
   
   Tagline: Everyone Needs A Place To Escape
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Adventure
   
   

5. The Hitcher (2007)

   Synopsis/Plot: While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder.
   
   While in their car, the stranger…
   
   Tagline: Never pick up strangers.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Action, Crime
   
   

6. The Skulls (2000)

   Synopsis/Plot: Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law School.
   
   At first seduced by the club's…
   
   Tagline: A secret society so powerful, it can give you everything you desire... at a price.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime
   
   

7. Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008)

   Synopsis/Plot: While driving to Las Vegas for the bachelor party of her sister Melissa and her fiancé Bobby, Kayla stops the car in the gas station to meet her date, Nik, a guy she met on…
   
   Tagline: Detours can be deadly.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime, Romance
   
   

8. Joy Ride 3: Road Kill (2014)

   Synopsis/Plot: Rusty Nail is back on the road again looking to punish injustice at every turn - and this time it's with a group of hotheaded street racers on their way to the Road Rally 1000.…
   
   Tagline: End of the road
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Crime
   
   

Movies like Joy Ride include Jeepers Creepers (2001), Wrong Turn (2003), Vacancy (2007), A Perfect Getaway (2009), The Hitcher (2007), The Skulls (2000), Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008), and Joy Ride 3: Road Kill (2014).

These movies are similar to Joy Ride because they include movie themes such as Featured Teens, Road Trip, Stalker, Teens.