Love Exposure vs Ride Along
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.3/10 for Ride Along). Ride Along is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 3h 57m. Love Exposure is the older of the two (2009 against 2014). Both are action, comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love Exposure | Ride Along | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2014 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Action, Comedy |
| Country | Japan | United States of America |
| Director | Sion Sono | Tim Story |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Laurence Fishburne, Benjamin Flores Jr., John Leguizamo, Ice Cube, Bryan Callen |
Synopsis
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
Ride Along
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James…
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