Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Miami's most famous detective duo has to run before they can clear their names in Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth entry in the long-running action-comedy series from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.
What is Bad Boys: Ride or Die about?
Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett have spent years as Miami's loudest, most chaotic law enforcement double act, but this outing flips their usual dynamic: instead of chasing criminals, the two are framed and forced onto the run themselves. A conspiracy tied to their own department drags old loyalties and buried secrets to the surface, pushing the pair to clear their names while dodging both the police and whoever actually set them up. The film keeps the franchise's signature rhythm of loud shootouts and looser, improvised-feeling banter, but adds a fugitive-on-the-run structure that raises the stakes beyond a typical buddy-cop caper. Family ties, past cases, and the toll of decades on the job all resurface as the two men realize how much they still don't know about the people closest to them. It is less a reinvention of the series than a bigger, faster continuation built for audiences already invested in these characters.
Cast & crew
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return to roles they have played for nearly three decades, and their chemistry still drives most of the film's comedic and emotional beats. Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig return in supporting roles, while Eric Dane joins the cast as a new antagonist adding fresh tension to the extended Bad Boys universe.
Context & significance
Ride or Die arrives as the fourth Bad Boys film and the second directed by the Belgian filmmaking duo El Arbi and Fallah, following their earlier entry that revived the franchise for a new generation. It leans further into serialized subplots connecting to previous films, rewarding longtime followers of the series while still functioning as a standalone action ride for new viewers.
Where & how to watch
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, offering a Farsi-language interface along with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles for viewers across the diaspora.