Director: Larry Yang
A veteran stuntman, an aging horse, and one viral video collide to prove that a career built on falling down can still teach you how to get back up, in Ride On, Jackie Chan's 2023 action-comedy from mainland China and Hong Kong.
What is Ride on about?
Lao Luo has spent decades doubling for stars, taking the hits so leading men never had to, and his oldest, most loyal partner through it all is his stunt horse Red Hare. Now well past his prime and buried in debt, Lao Luo finds his fortunes upended overnight when a scuffle with debt collectors, filmed and posted without his knowledge, turns him and his horse into unlikely internet celebrities. Fame arrives fast and strange, dragging old grudges, an estranged daughter, and a legal fight over Red Hare's fate into the spotlight along with him. What follows mixes broad physical comedy with genuinely tender family drama, as a man used to being invisible in service of other people's stunts has to decide, in full public view, what he actually owes the animal, and the people, who carried him this far. The film leans on practical stunt work and Chan's trademark blend of danger and humor, but its real engine is the bond between rider and horse, played for both laughs and real feeling.
Cast & crew
Jackie Chan headlines Ride On as Lao Luo, joined by Liu Haocun as his daughter, with Kevin Guo, Wu Jing, Xiao Shenyang, and Joey Yung filling out the supporting cast under director Larry Yang.
Context & significance
Released in 2023 across mainland China and Hong Kong, Ride On doubles as a loose tribute to Chan's own decades of stunt work, echoing the real toll and pride of a career spent performing dangerous falls on camera. Its viral-fame premise gives an old-school action star's story a distinctly modern hook, and the film's blend of comedy, family drama, and horse-and-rider partnership sets it apart from Chan's more straightforward action vehicles.
Where & how to watch
Ride On streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles available, so it can be watched however a household prefers. Reading about the film here costs nothing, and pressing play only requires a free K-Time account login, on a Farsi-first platform built for the Iranian diaspora.