Luke Collins and Sophia Danko have a serendipitous encounter a year after Luke returns to bull riding. They rescue an old man from a car crash. Sophia continues to visit the man as he tells her a love story. Luke and Sophia’s own love story blossoms as Luke continues to risk his life bull riding. ‘The Longest Ride’ is a 2015 film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel. The film was released on April 10.

The film stars Scott Eastwood as Luke Collins, Britt Robertson as Sophia Danko, Alan Alda as Ira Levinson, Jack Huston as young Ira, Oona Chaplin as Ruth, Melissa Benoist as Marcia, Lolita Davidovich as Linda Collins, Barry Ratcliffe as the Auctioneer, Gloria Reuben as Adrienne Francis, Brett Edwards as Jared Midelton, Hunter Burke as David Stein, and Alina Lia as Brooke.

‘The Longest Ride’ received an Audience Score of 77% and 4/5 average rating out of 18,869 user ratings. It has a 29% on the Tomatometer and has an average rating of 4.3/10 out of 86 reviews. It received 25 fresh tomatoes and 61 rotten tomatoes. It runs for 128 minutes.

George Tillman, Jr. directed the film and it was edited by Jason Ballantine. The $34 million budget film features music by Mark Isham. Fox 2000 Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment produced the film. 20th Century Fox was the distributor.

Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes:

“People don't go to Sparks movies for subtlety; they go to warm their hearts by bearing witness to true love. Of course, that requires a story that rings true. In "The Longest Ride," authenticity is in short supply,” wrote Stephanie Merry from the Washington Post.

“It tries to bridge the gap between pop culture and cultural elitism, between high art and the common commodity that everyone else buys tickets to see. A worthy goal, but it results in a movie that has none of the virtues of either,” wrote Peter Keough from the Boston Globe.

“Conforms to a timeworn, and shopworn, Sparks formula of troubled protagonists receiving wisdom, or inspiration, or both, from unexpected sources,” wrote Joe Morgenstern from the Wall Street Journal.

“The Longest Ride is sentimental, forced and silly, but it's sure to hit the bull's-eye with its intended audience,” wrote Claudia Puig from USA Today.

“Carolina settings, star-crossed lovers, elements of tragedy: Sparks' formula works. Get out your handkerchiefs, and rest assured that there will be uplift at the end,” wrote Soren Anderson from the Seattle Times.