Topic: Surfing

Explore the top movies, series, and documentaries on Surfing. Enjoy the must-watch titles that define this topic.


North of the Sun

2012 · Documentary · 46 min. · Norway

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.

Max

7.1

113 votes

7.1

113 votes

Step Into Liquid

2002 · Documentary · United States

Direction Dana Brown

7.1

285 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.

Max

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

La primera ola

2015 · Documentary · 75 min. · Spain

Direction Pedro Temboury

6.6

85 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