# Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2009)

> A stranded road-trip group becomes the target of a sadistic trucker after borrowing the wrong car from an isolated house.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10098

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Louis Morneau
- Cast: Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, Daniel Boileau, Laura Jordan, Mark Gibbon, Krystal Vrba, Kathryn Kirkpatrick
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1140941/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, dread-filled, brutal, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

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