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Free Ride

Crime pays... or it costs you everything.

2013 · 1h 26m · N/A Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Shana Betz

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Overview

A single mom in the 1970s raises her two daughters and becomes involved in illegal drug trade to make a better life.

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14%
Tomatometer
Rotten

It's unspeakably depressing to see Anna Paquin playing the mom (of a teenager!), but the pointlessness and mediocrity of the Paquin-produced "Free Ride" is even more depressing.

Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten

The result, while sincere and nicely evoked, feels choppy, familiar and, despite the script's heavily stacked deck - and a few harrowing episodes - lacks sufficient momentum.

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

From top to bottom, it feels authentic, and its laid-back, nonjudgmental tone evokes the easygoing world of Jimmy Buffett songs celebrating how changes in latitude bring changes in attitude.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten

While this true-life odyssey should be the basis for a compelling drama or even a taut thriller, slack direction and a weak screenplay undermine the plot's inherent tension.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten

In between bizarrely low-octane moments of authorities circling the ring, the soulful up-and-comer crafts a far more perilous tale, one of a teenage caretaker getting a crash course in growing up too fast, too soon.

Christina Izzo, Time Out New York

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