Aspiring Wake Forest University art student Sophia (Britt

Robertson), just months from graduation and a prestigious internship at a

gallery in New York City, gets dragged away from her studying by her
sorority sisters for a bull riding competition and watching “THE hottest
guys” try to ride angry bulls, and while there meets one-time professional
bull riding champion Luke (Scott Eastwood), competing to rebuild his
career after an injury derailed it a year before. Their eyes meet and the
sparks fly, but at first it just seems like a case of poor timing, with Sophia’s
imminent departure and Luke’s commitment to continuing his career.
Those hastily-drawn conclusions are called into question when the
couple come upon a roadside accident while driving home from their first
date, and pull the elderly driver from the burning wreck, along with a box
full of old letters next to him in the passenger seat. When he wakes in the
hospital, Ira (Alan Alda) seems to wish he hadn’t been pulled from the car,
but eventually opens up to Sophia about the contents of the box, a collection
of letters written to his life’s great love, his wife Ruth. Sophia visits Ira daily
and reading the letters to him as he recovers, and the two develop a bond as
the letters tell of Ira and Ruth’s romantic past, their separation as Ira was
called to serve during World War II, his return and their efforts to build a
life despite encountering a number of challenges to their marriage that seem
almost insurmountable.
As conflicting paths, and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and
Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories
of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the
young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, THE
LONGEST RIDE explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring
love.
 Sophia (Britt Robertson), an aspirant Wake Forest University art
student, is dragged away from her studies by her sisters to attend a bull
riding competition and watch "THE hottest guys" attempt to ride ferocious
bulls. While there, she meets Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former professional
bull riding champion who is trying to resurrect his career after an injury
derailed it a year earlier. When their eyes meet, sparks begin to fly, but at
first it just seems like bad timing given Sophia's impending departure and
Luke's devotion to advancing his profession.
Those hurriedly formed assumptions are thrown into question
when the pair, returning home from their first date, comes upon a roadside
accident. They rescue the elderly driver from the flaming vehicle, along with
a box of old letters sitting next to him in the passenger seat. When he wakes
in the hospital, Ira (Alan Alda) seems to wish he hadn’t been pulled from the
car, but eventually opens up to Sophia about the contents of the box, a
collection of letters written to his life’s great love, his wife Ruth. Sophia
visits Ira daily and reading the letters to him as he recovers, and the two
develop a bond as the letters tell of Ira and Ruth’s romantic past, their
separation as Ira was called to serve during World War II, his return and
their efforts to build a life despite encountering a number of challenges to
their marriage that seem almost insurmountable.
As conflicting paths, and ideals test their relationship, Sophia
and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose
memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply
inspire the young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love
stories, THE LONGEST RIDE explores the challenges and infinite rewards
of enduring love.