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1. Baywatch (2017)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit, as they uncover a criminal plot that threatens the future of the bay.
Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Votes: 202,389 | Gross: $58.06M
2. And Your Mother Too (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado
Votes: 128,974 | Gross: $13.62M
3. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 212,020 | Gross: $145.79M
4. Lords of Dogtown (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville
Votes: 58,272 | Gross: $11.01M
5. Surf's Up (2007)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
Directors: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 90,957 | Gross: $58.87M
6. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
TV-PG | 63 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Told in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue
Votes: 63,883
7. Carol & The End of the World (2023– )
TV-MA | 29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Global human annihilation is impending due to a mystery planet speeding towards Earth. Among the hedonistic crowd, one quiet and perpetually uneasy woman stands out, while the majority feel free to follow their greatest desires.
Stars: Martha Kelly, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Shelby Young, Mel Rodriguez
Votes: 4,985
8. The Discovery (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past.
Director: Charlie McDowell | Stars: Robert Redford, Mary Steenburgen, Brian McCarthy, Jason Segel
Votes: 37,480
9. Pauline at the Beach (1983)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece Pauline on a vacation to Granville. She meets an old love...
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory, Féodor Atkine
Votes: 10,546
10. Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
G | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
A family is relocated by FBI after the twin sisters stop a diamond thief with ketchup. They are blabbermouths so, as last chance, they end up in in Sydney, Australia. 2 mobsters are sent there for them and the hidden diamond.
Director: Craig Shapiro | Stars: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jim Meskimen, Tamara Clatterbuck
Votes: 5,165
11. Alone (XXI) (2020)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When an outbreak hits, Aidan barricades himself inside his apartment and starts rationing food. His complex is overrun by infected Screamers, and with the world falling apart into chaos, he is left completely alone fighting for his life.
Director: Johnny Martin | Stars: Tyler Posey, Summer Spiro, Donald Sutherland, Robert Ri'chard
Votes: 4,457
12. Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–2006)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The rambunctious human and alien duo must hunt down Dr. Jumba Jookiba's 625 other experimental creatures infesting Hawaii.
Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald
Votes: 11,537
13. Blue Hawaii (1961)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters
Votes: 7,512 | Gross: $10.44M
14. Marmaduke (2010)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large, yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Owen Wilson, Judy Greer, Lee Pace, Emma Stone
Votes: 17,535 | Gross: $33.64M
15. Massacre at Central High (1976)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
Director: Rene Daalder | Stars: Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Kimberly Beck
Votes: 2,749
16. Age of Summer (2018)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A determined teenage boy struggles to find acceptance within the Jr. Lifeguards of Hermosa Beach while juggling relationships and challenges in the summer of 1986.
Director: Bill Kiely | Stars: Percy Hynes White, Jake Ryan, Charlotte Sabina, Diarmaid Murtagh
Votes: 878
17. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
Passed | 78 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Thriller
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf; then meets a tall dark man Alexis, who seems to know all about such things.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson
Votes: 2,226
18. Mother (2019)
128 min | Drama, Thriller
Ten years have passed since Elena's son, then six years old, has disappeared. Today Elena lives and works at a seaside restaurant until she meets a teenager who reminds her of her missing son.
Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Stars: Marta Nieto, Jules Porier, Alex Brendemühl, Anne Consigny
Votes: 2,349
19. Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy
Kelly's grandfather Harry invites the gang for a vacation at The Hawaiian Hideaway, his hotel in Honolulu, but they soon discover that a rival is threatening to put him out of business, so they scheme to help save the Hideaway.
Director: Don Barnhart | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Lark Voorhies, Mario Lopez
Votes: 3,138
20. Solo (II) (2018)
TV-MA | 91 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After falling by a cliff on a desert beach, a seriously injured surfer starts a lonely fight to survive against the merciless nature.
Director: Hugo Stuven | Stars: Alain Hernández, Aura Garrido, Ben Temple, Leticia Etala
Votes: 3,252
21. Sons of Summer (2023)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Four surfing sons plan a tribute 'surfari' to a small beach town for one of their fathers murdered three decades earlier. But some road trips are to die for.
Director: Clive Fleury | Stars: Isabel Lucas, Joe Davidson, Temuera Morrison, Christopher Pate
Votes: 2,465
22. California Dreaming (1979)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A nerd from Chicago tries desperately to fit in with the California surfing crowd, blind to the fact that their lives are even more boring and empty than his.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Glynnis O'Connor, Seymour Cassel, Dorothy Tristan, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 874
23. Stoked (2009–2013)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Stoked follows the lives of six teenage hotel employees who work at the Surfer's Paradise Ridgemount Resort.
Stars: Katie Crown, Jeff Geddis, Kristin Fairlie, Anastasia Phillips
Votes: 2,303
24. The Night of the Following Day (1969)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.
Directors: Hubert Cornfield, Richard Boone | Stars: Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno, Pamela Franklin
Votes: 2,502
25. Costa Rican Summer (2010)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.
Director: Jason Matthews | Stars: Peter Dante, Pamela Anderson, Brock Kelly, Max Van Ville
Votes: 804
26. Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011)
TV-MA | 131 min | Biography, Drama
After the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Deborah Secco, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Drica Moraes, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 7,996
27. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Music
The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Votes: 20,355 | Gross: $1.22M
28. The Last Shark (1981)
PG | 88 min | Horror
James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: James Franciscus, Vic Morrow, Micaela Pignatelli, Joshua Sinclair
Votes: 3,113
29. Badmaash Company (2010)
Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Four youngsters grow rich together with a big idea in 90's middle-class Bombay. All is hunky dory till they are forced to shut shop until a plan comes up.
Director: Parmeet Sethi | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das
Votes: 7,830
30. Windrider (1986)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
PC does a 360 degree jump on his windsurfer board early morning. A cute singer's the only witness, so PC looks for her. He's in love - not mutual.
Director: Vincent Monton | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Nicole Kidman, Jill Perryman, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 770
31. Lauderdale (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy
"Porky" style teen comedy with plenty of gross out jokes and nudity. A nerd and his out-of-control friend chase a dream girl to a beach on Florida where all the expected carrying on occurs.
Director: Bill Milling | Stars: Renee Shugart, Darrel Guilbeau, Jeff Greenman, Janine Lindemulder
Votes: 465
32. Barons (2022– )
TV-14 | Drama
70s surf counter culture and commerce collide as a group of best friends, inspired by the ocean, create what will become iconic rival surf brands. Little do they know that their success will tear them, and their world, apart.
Stars: Ben O'Toole, Jillian Nguyen, Sean Keenan, Hunter Page-Lochard
Votes: 495
33. Newcastle (2008)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Tragedy befalls one of three brothers while on an outback surfing outing with friends.
Director: Dan Castle | Stars: Lachlan Buchanan, Xavier Samuel, Reshad Strik, Kirk Jenkins
Votes: 1,737
34. Surf II (1983)
R | 86 min | Comedy
A disgruntled nerd, who was bullied in high school, creates Buzz Cola, a soft drink that turns surfers into mindless zombies.
Director: Randall M. Badat | Stars: Eddie Deezen, Linda Kerridge, Terry Kiser, Eric Stoltz
Votes: 1,115
35. Malhação (1995–2020)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Long-running soap that depicts the lives of a group of teens as they struggle in the midst of life choices, love, ambition, disappointment, and family and relationship issues.
Stars: Alexandre Slaviero, Edvana Carvalho, Leo Jaime, Jéssica Lobo
Votes: 722
36. If I Were Rich Man (2019)
TV-MA | 98 min | Comedy
A man which wife is filing to divorce him wins 25 million EUR in the lotto, hiding her to prevent sharing the half of the prize.
Director: Álvaro Fernández Armero | Stars: Álex García, Alexandra Jiménez, Jordi Sánchez, Adrián Lastra
Votes: 1,559
37. Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (2011 Video)
TV-Y | 73 min | Animation, Family
Merliah, the surf girl and enchanting mermaid princess, gets her ticket to success for the ultimate surfing tournament; however, when her magic necklace gets stolen, Aquellia will be in danger. Will she believe in herself to save the day?
Director: William Lau | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Ashleigh Ball, Kathleen Barr, Nicole Oliver
Votes: 2,373
38. The Big Bang (1987)
76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sex farce about Fred, an inept post WWIII superhero garbageman, who must prevent WW4 by disarming the continents of Virginia, where mutated feminists live, and USSSR, where mutated buttless men live. Beautiful Liberty is his only ally.
Director: Picha | Stars: Luis Rego, Georges Aminel, Perrette Pradier, Régine Teyssot
Votes: 346
39. The Brice Man (2005)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
A wannabe surfer parties on the French Riviera while awaiting the perfect wave.
Director: James Huth | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Élodie Bouchez, Bruno Salomone
Votes: 7,608
40. Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
TV-G | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Fabian and Shelley Fabares are among the '60s stars surfing their way to paradise along the famous beaches on Hawaii's North Shore.
Directors: Don Taylor, Phil Karlson | Stars: Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Peter Brown, Barbara Eden
Votes: 802
41. H2O: Mermaid Adventures (2015)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When three normal teenage girls stumble upon an ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever.
Stars: Sonja Ball, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Thor Bishopric, Angela Galuppo
Votes: 262
42. Blood Surf (2000 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Follow an MTV-style filmmaker as she and her crew shoot an expose of the latest, most dangerous craze in extreme sports: bloodsurfing. While shooting in Australia, the crew becomes prey of a vicious saltwater crocodile.
Director: James D.R. Hickox | Stars: Dax Miller, Tziporah Malkah, Duncan Regehr, Matt Borlenghi
Votes: 2,643
43. Beach Movie (1998)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Link is torn between the two loves of his life: surfing, and his girlfriend Sunny. He's also got to deal with an angry landlady who's threatening to evict him if he doesn't start paying his... See full summary »
Director: John Quinn | Stars: Alex DeBoe, Gabrielle Anwar, Douglas Spain, Loretta Swit
Votes: 429
44. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979 TV Movie)
R | 185 min | Drama
A group of suddenly single friends seek sun, surf and sex to heal the wounds of their recent divorces. Together, they enjoy wild weekends at a beach house in Malibu, soaking up the singles scene and rediscovering life after marriage.
Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Ted Bessell, Jeff Conaway, Robert Conrad, Billy Crystal
Votes: 118
45. Facing Monsters (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Facing Monsters is a feature length documentary that digs deep into the psyche of West Australian 'slab wave' surfer Kerby Brown, a man whose connection with the ocean runs as deep as his love for his family.
Director: Bentley Dean | Stars: Kerby Brown, Cortney Brown, Glenn Brown, Nicole Jardine
Votes: 113 | Gross: $0.05M
46. Beautiful They (2021)
11 min | Short, Drama
Violet and Blue's youth collide in an early morning toke that leads to the ocean, where connection stirs. A tender, visually-charged, uplifting queer surf-romance about the nuance of gender and the refuge found in being truly seen.
Director: Cloudy Rhodes | Stars: Morgan Davies, Sariah Saibu
Votes: 78
47. Itxaso (2023– )
58 min | Drama
Itxaso lives in Mexico. When her mother dies, she moves to a coastal village in the Basque Country with her father Mikel, a former surf champion who runs a school. She will be forced to get along with no matter how different.
Stars: Jon Plazaola, Nerea Mazo, Itziar Atienza, Aritz Kortabarria
Votes: 56
48. Menino do Rio (1982)
85 min | Drama
Romantic adventures of a group of Rio de Janeiro teenagers and surfers.
Director: Antônio Calmon | Stars: André de Biase, Cláudia Magno, Ricardo Graça Mello, Nina de Pádua
Votes: 253
49. City of Pirates (1983)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Hugues Quester, Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, André Engel
Votes: 1,070
50. Vamp (1991–1992)
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After making a Faustian bargain with a vampire for fame, a regretful young singer must find a sacred, lost artifact that might revert the curse.
Stars: Patricya Travassos, Reginaldo Faria, Joana Fomm, Ney Latorraca
Votes: 381