Uptight, workaholic and strong-willed, Jackie is the ultimate New York professional. An editor of The New Yorker magazine, she is appalled to hear that her son has dropped out of college and taken off to Los Angeles to pursue his twin passions: writing and surfing. Jackie follows him to L.A., where she begins a relationship with a sexy young surf instructor and starts to finally understand and connect with her son.

Ride Reviews

“Helen Hunt proves as adept behind the camera as she is in front of it in this funny and moving story that movies rarely do – the relationship between a mother and son. It's a winner.” – Hollywood Daily

“Ride' sounds a bit like a Lifetime movie, but in Hunt's capable hands it's a brisk, funny and touching comedy for boomers.” – New York Post