Free Ride is a 2013 American crime drama film directed and written by Shana Betz, based on her childhood experiences growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The film stars Anna Paquin (who also served as producer), alongside Drea de Matteo, Liana Liberato, and Cam Gigandet in supporting roles.

Christina, a single mother from Ohio, escapes an abusive relationship with her two daughters, teenager MJ and seven-year-old Shell, in the late 1970s.

[10] Diego Costa of Slant Magazine rated it 2 stars out of 4, acknowledging Paquin's strong performance but critiquing the narrative's lack of commitment to either melodrama or suspense.

[11] Similarly, Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave it 2 stars out of 4, stating that the film failed to capitalize on its inherent tension, with "slack" direction and a "miscast" Paquin.