Films with theme "Surfing films", sorted by name

, 1h47
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Surfing films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Skateboard
Actors Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk, Michael Angarano, Nikki Reed

Set in the Dogtown area of Venice Beach in the early 1970s, surfers Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams enjoy the life of skating and surfing the pier with board designer Skip Engblom and the other locals. One day, Skip is given polyurethane wheels for the skateboards in his shop, Zephyr Surf Shop. Teenager Sid, a friend of the boys who works in the same shop, invites Tony, Jay, Stacy and the other locals to test the new wheels. They are all amazed as the polyurethane wheels allow the skateboards to make the same carves on flat ground as surf boards on the waves. After witnessing what Todd Levy from the Eastern Shore of Maryland could now do with the wheels, Skip decides to add to his already famous surf team, a skate team, the Z-Boys. The team proves to be a success; winning many contests, Stacy, Jay, and Tony gain popularity from locals across Venice.

, 1h25
Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Dans l'espace, Surfing films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Buddy films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Chris Sanders, Daveigh Chase, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames

Dr. Jumba Jookiba is arrested and put on trial by the Galactic Federation for "illegal genetic experimentation", as evidenced by his Experiment 626, a living creature which is capable of creating untold chaos. Jumba is imprisoned while Experiment 626 is supposed to be exiled on a desert asteroid. 626 manages to escape in a spaceship and activates the hyperdrive, causing its guidance systems to malfunction and randomly set a course for Earth. The Grand Councilwoman dispatches Jumba and Agent Pleakley, the Council's Earth expert, to the planet to have 626 captured discreetly. 626 lands on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, but is knocked unconscious by a passing truck and taken to an animal shelter.

, 1h33
Directed by Steve Boyum
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Sports films, Surfing films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Steve Van Wormer, Paul Walker, Allison Joy Langer, John Ashton, Dennis Hopper, Eric Braeden

Phil Deedle (Paul Walker) and Stew Deedle (Steve Van Wormer) are two fraternal twin brothers who are complete surf bums living in Hawaii off of their wealthy father. After the two decide to skip out on school to go on a special surfing expedition with friends for their 18th birthday, the twins are expelled from their high school for truancy. Their father Elton Deedle (Eric Braeden) has become tired of their insolence and lazy lifestyle and thus decides to ship them to a boot camp to straighten them out. The boys are horrified that they’re going to have to fly state-side in order for this to happen, as the camp is located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

, 1h19
Genres Documentary, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Surfing films, Documentary films about sports

Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Sports films, Surfing films, Documentary films about sports

, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Sports films, Surfing films, Documentary films about sports

Directed by Jordan Alan
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films
Actors Jason Momoa, Amanda Righetti

The writer nearly drowned at Sandy beach, Hawaii in a rip current. The story was inspired partially by this moment. The other inspirations came from true stories on the North Shore.

, 1h54
Origin Chine
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Surfing films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escalade, Escroquerie
Actors Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Ray Winstone, Judah Lewis, Tobias Santelmann

Johnny « Utah » est un athlète de l'extrême. Lors d'un run à moto-cross pour l'un de ses sponsors, son meilleur ami Jeff décède après une cascade ratée. Johnny s'en veut terriblement et quitte tout cet univers. Sept ans plus tard, Johnny postule au sein du FBI pour devenir agent fédéral. Il entend alors parler d'une équipe de braqueurs bien particuliers. Ces derniers ont dévalisé un stock de diamants à Bombay en s'échappant en parachute. Au Mexique, ils dérobent dans un avion un stock de billets qu'is relâchent dans le ciel au Mexique, avant de disparaitre en chute libre directement dans le gouffre des Hirondelles. Johnny sent qu'il peut les appréhender, même s'il n'est alors toujours pas officiellement un agent fédéral. Johnny va alors tenter d'en savoir plus sur ces braqueurs de l'extrême. Il va alors rencontrer le mystérieux et charismatique Bodhi.

, 2h2
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley, James LeGros

Johnny Utah is a former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback and rookie FBI Agent. He is assigned to assist experienced agent and veteran, Angelo Pappas, in investigating a string of bank robberies by the "Ex-Presidents"; a gang of robbers that wear face-masks depicting former US presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter to disguise their true identities. They only raid the cash drawers in the banks that they rob—never going for the vault—and are out within 90 seconds. Pursuing Pappas' theory that the criminals are surfers, Utah goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community. He concocts a story to persuade orphaned surfer Tyler Endicott to teach him to surf, she having saved him from drowning. Through her he meets Bodhi, the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers comprising Roach, Grommet, and Nathaniel. The group are initially wary of Utah, but accept him when Bodhi recognizes him as the former college football star. As he masters the art of surfing, Utah finds himself increasingly drawn to the surfers' adrenaline-charged lifestyle, Bodhi's philosophies, and Tyler. Following a clue retrieved by analyzing toxins found in the hair of one of the bank robbers, Utah and Pappas lead an FBI raid on another gang of surfers. Despite their criminal records, these surfers turn out to not be the Ex-Presidents and the raid inadvertently ruins a DEA undercover operation.

, 1h33
Directed by Helen Hunt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Surfing films
Actors Luke Wilson, Brenton Thwaites, Helen Hunt, Leonor Varela, Robert Knepper, David Zayas

A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.

, 1h41
Directed by Don Taylor, William Castle, Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films
Actors Shelley Fabares, Fabian Forte, Peter Brown, Barbara Eden, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart

The story follows three surfers Jody Wallis (Fabian), Steamer Lane (Tab Hunter) and Chase Colton (Peter Brown), who come to Hawaii's Oahu Island to ride the world's biggest waves and compete against surfers from all over the world.

, 1h41
Directed by Stacy Peralta
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films, Documentary films about sports
Actors John Milius

The film begins with a historical overview, starting at its Hawaiian beginnings, then moves on to focus on the dangerous lure of big wave surfing (surfing waves that can reach up to 70 feet). The documentary chronicles the evolution of riding at Hawaii's Waimea Bay in the 1950s, the revolution of lighter boards, and tow-in surfing to allow for "riding giants". Three surfers who are part of this multi-generational evolution are spotlighted: Greg Noll is shown as a fearless big wave rider during the 1950s and 60s; Jeff Clark who discovered Mavericks in Northern California and surfed there alone for years; and Laird Hamilton, the contemporary surfer who brings tow-in riding to the limelight.

, 1h30
Directed by Paul Morrissey, Andy Warhol
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films
Actors Taylor Mead, Viva, Joe Dallesandro, Eric Emerson, Louis Waldon

Mr. and Mrs. Mead (Mead and Viva) are a married couple renting a seaside mansion to a group of young male surfers. Their daughter (Ingrid Superstar) is pregnant and on the hunt for a husband. Mr. Mead, who is gay, tries to pawn her off to one of the surfers.

, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Surfing films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Ross Thomas, Jackson Wurth, Katie Walder

Zach is an aspiring young artist living in San Pedro, California. He has put off his dreams of going to art school in order to work and help his older sister Jeanne, his disabled father, and his five-year-old nephew Cody, whom he cares for most of the time as the irresponsible Jeanne spends her time partying. Working as a short-order cook to make ends meet, Zach uses his free time to paint, surf, and hang out with his on/off girlfriend Tori and his best friend Gabe.

, 1h46
Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Sports films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Surfing films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Films about disabilities
Actors AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Lorraine Nicholson, Carrie Underwood, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Sorbo

In 2003, teenager Bethany Hamilton lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two brothers, Noah and Timmy. All are surfers, but she and her best friend Alana Blanchard have grown up with a passion for the sport and enter a competition. Her church youth ministry leader, Sarah Hill, is disappointed when she has to withdraw from a planned mission trip to Mexico because of the contest.