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  • Riding the Bullet
  • Opened October 15, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 38 min.
  • R
    violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and some nudity
  • It is Halloween, 1969, in rural New England. A 21-year-old college student hitchhikes to see his sick mother. He's picked up by a mysterious driver, who possesses a few dark secrets.
  • Cast: Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Hershey, Erika Christensen
  • Director: Mick Garris
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

Riding the Bullet Critic Reviews

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  • 60
    Film Threat |

    Garris wrote the screenplay himself and adds one significant improvement over...

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Falls short of its source.

  • 40
    Dallas Observer | Luke Y. Thompson

    Imagine a feature-length version of the "Large Marge" sequence from "Pee-wee's...

  • 40
    TV Guide | Maitland McDonagh

    The "Bullet" is an amusement-park roller coaster, and the title is a ham-fisted...

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