The best surf movies of all time
The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: Morning of the Earth (1971) · Riding Giants (2004) · Five Summer Stories (1972). (Updated Mar 5, 2022.)
From The Endless Summer to Point Break: the surf films surfers and critics celebrate most (Time Out Lisboa, Surf Total, Filmow).
Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original
Top 11
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1
Morning of the Earth (1971)
Australia, Bali and Hawaii, and a spiritual bond with the sea.
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2
Riding Giants (2004)
Stacy Peralta and the history of big-wave surfing.
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3
Five Summer Stories (1972)
Gerry Lopez, Eddie Aikau and 70s surfing in colour.
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4
Point Break (1991)
Keanu Reeves undercover in a gang of surfer bank robbers.
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5
Big Wednesday (1978)
John Milius and three friends waiting for the big swell.
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6
North Shore (1987)
An Arizona surfer heads to Oahu's North Shore.
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7
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
The true story of Jay Moriarty and his mentor Frosty Hesson.
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8
Step Into Liquid (2003)
Dana Brown and surf cultures around the world.
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9
The Endless Summer (1966)
For many, the most important surf film: a trip around the world for the perfect wave.
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10
Soul Surfer (2011)
Bethany Hamilton returns to the sea after losing an arm.
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11
Surf's Up (2007)
Surfing penguins, animated.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
The Endless Summer é obrigatório para qualquer surfista.