Surfing Movies

Directed by Bruce Brown. With Robert August, Michael Hynson, Lord James Blears, Bruce Brown. 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.

Directed by Dana Brown. With Laird John Hamilton, Layne Beachley, Dan Malloy, Robert August. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.

Directed by Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge. With Jørn Nyseth Ranum, Inge Wegge. Inge Wegge (25) and Jørn Ranum (22) spent nine months of cold, Norwegian winter in the isolated and uninhabited bay of a remote, arctic island by the coast of Northern-Norway, facing nothing but the vast Atlantic Ocean. There they built a cabin out of driftwood and other cast-off materials that washed up on shore, and ate expired food the stores would otherwise have thrown away. But the boys ...

Directed by John Milius. With Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville. The lives of some California surfers from the early '60s to the '70s.

Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell. A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.

Directed by Doug Pray. With Juliette Paskowitz, David Paskowitz, Jonathan Paskowitz, Abraham Paskowitz. Doug Pray explores the life of surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz.

Directed by Stacy Peralta. With Laird John Hamilton, Darrick Doerner, Dave Kalama, Jeff Clark. Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.

Directed by Steven Lawrence. With Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Joel Parkinson, Kalani Robb. The essence of surfing is an elusive ideal. Part sport, part state-of-mind; an avenue for self-expression, a metaphor for freedom; a ritual, a competitive event, a dangerous journey, a dance. Nature supplies the power, and with the proper balance of respect and resistance, we enjoy the ride. From the North Shore of Oahu, to the end of the road in Tahiti. From Australia to California, from Florida...

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty. An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.

Directed by John Stockwell. With Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake. As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.