Thanks for the Ride
1983, English. Directed by John Kent Harrison.
This finely crafted drama, set in Ontario's cottage country, revolves around two teenaged boys from the city who pick up two local girls on a Saturday night and take them for a ride. Based on an Alice Munro short story, Thanks for the Ride is about values and morals, expectations and broken dreams, class differences and peer pressure. It is also about the overwhelming intensity of adolescent emotions and that momentous event--the first sexual encounter. An excellent film for use in family life, values education, Canadian literature, and creative writing courses.
- Runtime
- 0h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 1 February 1983
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- John Kent Harrison, Alice Munro
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Thanks for the Ride isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1983. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Thanks for the Ride, try What Maisie Knew, Lady Driver, All Together Now.
Who directed Thanks for the Ride?
Thanks for the Ride (1983) was directed by John Kent Harrison and stars Lesleh Donaldson, Melissa Bell, Peter Krantz.