Topic: Surfing
Explore the top movies, series, and documentaries on Surfing. Enjoy the must-watch titles that define this topic.
Titles found: 198
North of the Sun
2012 · Documentary · 46 min. · Norway
Direction Jørn Nyseth Ranum · Inge Wegge
7.4
56 votes
7.4
56 votes
The Endless Summer
1966 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States
Direction Bruce Brown
Synopsis The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
7.2
218 votes
7.2
218 votes
Riding Giants
2004 · Documentary · 110 min. · United States
Direction Stacy Peralta
Synopsis Riding Giants takes us along surfing’s timeline from it’s early Polynesian roots, to its rebirth in the early 20th Century, to the development of a fledgling surf culture along the coast of Southern California in the 1940s highlighting the group...
7.2
276 votes
7.2
276 votes
Given
2015 · Documentary · 72 min. · United States
Direction Jess Bianchi
Synopsis GIVEN is the story of a legacy that takes one unique family on an adventure from their home in Kauai around the world. Told through the memories of a child, Given is the simple yet powerfully contemplative story of a...
7.2
386 votes
7.2
386 votes
Bustin' Down the Door
2008 · Documentary · 96 min. · United States
Direction Jeremy Gosch
Synopsis During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture, and an...
7.2
69 votes
7.2
69 votes
Momentum Generation
2018 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Zimbalist · Michael Zimbalist
Cast Kelly Slater · Martin 'The Animal' Potter · Kalani Robb · Thomas DeLonge
Synopsis A group of teenagers in Hawaii entered the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
7.1
113 votes
7.1
113 votes
7.1
285 votes
Shelter
2007 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Jonah Markowitz
Cast Trevor Wright · Brad Rowe · Tina Holmes · Jackson Wurth
Synopsis When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
7.1
2K votes
7.1
2K votes
100 Foot Wave (TV Miniseries)
2021 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction Chris Smith
Cast Garrett McNamara
Synopsis Follows the decade-long odyssey of big-wave pioneer Garrett McNamara who, after visiting a small fishing village in Portugal, helped push the sport beyond the realm of imagination.
7.1
346 votes
7.1
346 votes
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
2018 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Aaron Lieber
Cast Bethany Hamilton
Synopsis Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm to a shark when she was 13 years old. That attack didn’t stop her from becoming a champion surfer, a wife and mother, and a role model to millions. This is the inspiring, impressive...
7.0
58 votes
7.0
58 votes
Fishpeople
2017 · Documentary · 48 min. · United States
Direction Keith Malloy
Synopsis FISHPEOPLE tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea.
7.0
46 votes
7.0
46 votes
X: Search for Freedom
2015 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States
Direction Jon Long
Cast Tony Hawk · Kelly Slater
Synopsis THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is the story of a cultural revolution fueled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most alive. We discover how an electrifying new world came about through...
7.0
81 votes
7.0
81 votes
A Scene at the Sea
1991 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan
Direction Takeshi Kitano
Cast Claude Maki · Hiroko Oshima · Sabu Kawahara · Toshizo Fujiwara
Synopsis The lives of a young, hearing-impaired and gloomy couple are fulfilled after the boy holds interest in surfboarding.
6.8
1K votes
6.8
1K votes
Guinness: Surfer (S)
1999 · Movie · 2 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jonathan Glazer
Cast Rusty Keaulana · Louis Mellis
Synopsis One of the most acclaimed British ads ever made, directed by Jonathan Glazer at Academy Films with VFX by Framestore, known at the time as The Computer Film Company. Starring Louis Mellis and world champion surfer Rusty Keaulana.
6.8
24 votes
6.8
24 votes
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
2017 · Documentary · 118 min. · United States
Direction Rory Kennedy
Synopsis This is the story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness-and...
6.8
115 votes
6.8
115 votes
6.6
85 votes
Under an Arctic Sky
2017 · Documentary · 39 min. · United States
Direction Chris Burkard
Cast Chris Burkard · Sam Hammer · Steve Hawk · Sigurdur Jonsson
Synopsis Six surfers set sail along the frozen shores of Iceland as the worst storm in twenty-five years is about to arrive.
6.5
270 votes
6.5
270 votes
Bunker77
2016 · Documentary · 86 min. · Switzerland
Direction Takuji Masuda
Cast Tony Alva · Laird Hamilton · Johnny Knoxville
Synopsis The chronicle of the wild and brief life of a 1970's most controversial surf star and international playboy from Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels.
6.5
26 votes
6.5
26 votes
Big Wednesday
1978 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction John Milius
Cast Jan-Michael Vincent · William Katt · Gary Busey · Patti D'Arbanville
Synopsis The lives of some California surfers from the early '60s to the '70s.
6.5
2K votes
6.5
2K votes
Atlantic.
2014 · Movie · 94 min. · Netherlands
Direction Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Cast Fettah Lamara · Thekla Reuten · Mohamed Majd · Boujmaa Guilloul
Synopsis A Moroccan fisherman sets off on an epic journey towards Europe on his wind surfboard. But the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice.
6.4
114 votes
6.4
114 votes