Ride the Eagle

"Change is in the air."

2021 1h 29m EN

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6.2

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83%

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 85🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 4,251

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When Leif’s estranged mother, Honey dies she leaves him a ‘conditional inheritance’. He has to complete her elaborate to-do list before he gets her cabin in Yosemite. Leif steps into Honey’s wild world as the mother he never really knew tries to make amends from beyond the grave.

“Change is in the air.”

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Cast

Jake Johnson
Leif
Susan Sarandon
Honey
D'Arcy Carden
Audrey
J.K. Simmons
Carl
Luis Fernandez-Gil
Gorka
Cleo King
Missy
Eric Edelstein
Officer Mike Nilson
Billy Bungeroth
Hiker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Trent O'Donnell
Writers: Jake Johnson, Trent O'Donnell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Trent O'Donnell, shot by Judd Overton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Haworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jake Johnson and Susan Sarandon and D'Arcy Carden carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Change is in the air.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Trent O'Donnell directs. Judd Overton behind the camera. Jeff Cardoni scores. Daniel Haworth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Trent O'Donnell, shot by Judd Overton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeff Cardoni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniel Haworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jake Johnson and Susan Sarandon and D'Arcy Carden carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Change is in the air.".
9IMDB entry: tt14673560 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.