Surfing films
by sportfilms-926110 | created - 23 Mar 2021 | updated - 14 Jan 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,830 | Gross: $83.47M
2. Back to the Beach (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Musical
Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.
Director: Lyndall Hobbs | Stars: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley
Votes: 3,399 | Gross: $13.11M
3. Blood Surf (2000 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Follow an MTV-style filmmaker as she and her crew shoot an expose of the latest, most dangerous craze in extreme sports: bloodsurfing. While shooting in Australia, the crew becomes prey of a vicious saltwater crocodile.
Director: James D.R. Hickox | Stars: Dax Miller, Tziporah Malkah, Duncan Regehr, Matt Borlenghi
Votes: 2,643
4. Blue Crush (2002)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake
Votes: 32,922 | Gross: $40.39M
5. Blue Crush 2 (2011 Video)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing Jefferys Bay.
Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Sasha Jackson, Lizzy Mathis, Ben Milliken, Sharni Vinson
Votes: 3,910
6. Blue Juice (1995)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
JC thinks surfing is everything. His girlfriend Chloe wants him to settle down. When he decides to go surfing one night with friends from London, she throws JC out. Surfing or Chloe?
Director: Carl Prechezer | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ewan McGregor, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 2,952
7. Brice 3 (2016)
TV-14 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Brice is back. The world has changed, but not him. When his best friend Marius needs his help, he travels to the other side of the world ... will the king stay on top?
Director: James Huth | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Bruno Salomone, Alban Lenoir
Votes: 1,592
8. The Brice Man (2005)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
A wannabe surfer parties on the French Riviera while awaiting the perfect wave.
Director: James Huth | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Élodie Bouchez, Bruno Salomone
Votes: 7,601
9. Chairman of the Board (1997)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy
A surfer becomes the head of a major company.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller, Raquel Welch
Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $0.31M
10. Chasing Mavericks (2012)
PG | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
Directors: Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson | Stars: Jonny Weston, Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer
Votes: 34,546 | Gross: $6.00M
11. Drift (II) (2013)
R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.
Directors: Ben Nott, Morgan O'Neill | Stars: Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel, Sam Worthington, Lesley-Ann Brandt
Votes: 5,261
12. Johnny Tsunami (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brandon Baker, Mary Page Keller, Yuji Okumoto
Votes: 6,110
13. Lords of Dogtown (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville
Votes: 58,253 | Gross: $11.01M
14. Meet the Deedles (1998)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A.J. Langer, John Ashton
Votes: 3,184 | Gross: $4.31M
15. North Shore (1987)
PG | 96 min | Action, Drama, Romance
After learning how to surf by using the local wave tanks, Arizona resident Rick uses his winnings from a recent contest to fly to Hawaii and try to make a living for himself as a professional wave rider.
Director: William Phelps | Stars: Matt Adler, Nia Peeples, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin
Votes: 2,959 | Gross: $3.83M
16. Point Break (1991)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Votes: 202,518 | Gross: $43.22M
17. Point Break (2015)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists.
Director: Ericson Core | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 66,146 | Gross: $28.78M
18. Puberty Blues (1981)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Jeffrey Rhoe, Tony Hughes
Votes: 1,666 | Gross: $0.24M
19. Rip Girls (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A 13-year-old (Camilla Belle) learns to surf while visiting Hawai'i for the first time to see a plantation she inherited.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Camilla Belle, Dwier Brown, Stacie Hess, Brian Stark
Votes: 1,501
20. The Shallows (2016)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo, Joseph Salas
Votes: 143,506 | Gross: $55.12M
21. Soul Surfer (2011)
PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood
Votes: 52,932 | Gross: $43.85M
22. Summer City (1977)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
The exploits of four boys who leave Sydney and head out for a weekend of surfing and adventure. Unfortunately the fun takes a serious turn when they find themselves involved in a murder.
Director: Christopher Fraser | Stars: John Jarratt, Phillip Avalon, Steve Bisley, Mel Gibson
Votes: 759
23. Surf Ninjas (1993)
PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two boys learn from a mysterious warrior that they are the heirs to the throne of Patusan and set out to overthrow the current monarchy.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Ernie Reyes Sr., Rob Schneider, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nicolas Cowan
Votes: 8,750 | Gross: $4.92M
24. Surfer, Dude (2008)
R | 85 min | Comedy
A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.
Director: S.R. Bindler | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, Alexie Gilmore
Votes: 9,127 | Gross: $0.04M
25. Teen Beach Movie (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two surfing lovers, whose doomed relationship is nearing to a close, find themselves swept into a dimension-traversing wave that sends them into a beach movie musical in the 60's.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Gracie Gillam, Garrett Clayton
Votes: 14,126
26. Teen Beach 2 (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 104 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Modern day teens Mack and Brady get a real world visit from Lela, Tanner, Butchy, and other surfer and biker pals from the beach party film within a film, Wet Side Story.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Gracie Gillam, Garrett Clayton
Votes: 6,173
27. Rip Girls (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A 13-year-old (Camilla Belle) learns to surf while visiting Hawai'i for the first time to see a plantation she inherited.
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Camilla Belle, Dwier Brown, Stacie Hess, Brian Stark
Votes: 1,501
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