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Plot Summary:
A group of friends go to Hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf bums and find girlfriends along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
Best tv shows and movies like Ride the Wild Surf (1964):
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In God's Hands (1998)
Plot Summary:
Three pro surfers - gifted Shane, once-great Mickey and rising young star Keoni travel to Madagascar, Bali and Hawaii in search for the ultimate wave.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, sincere, disturbing, humorous
Similar in 75%
Johnny Tsunami (1999)
Plot Summary:
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, scenic, teen
Similar in 76%
North Shore (1987)
Plot Summary:
On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: epic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, romantic, unusual plot structure, melancholic, harsh, talky
Similar in 83%
Fireball 500 (1966)
Plot Summary:
Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Girls on the Beach (1965)
Plot Summary:
The girls of Alpha Beta need to raise $10,000 in two weeks to save the sorority house. Among their schemes to raise the funds are a beauty contest, a newspaper puzzle, and a baking contest. But when three guys hit the beach with love on their minds, bragging that they know the Beatles, the girls plan a concert with the Fab Four as the main attraction.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic, sex comedy, raunchy
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Costa Rican Summer (2010)
Plot Summary:
A titillating teen 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.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 799
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, realistic, not serious, teen comedy
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Blue Crush 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing Jefferys Bay.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, serious, realistic, teen
Similar in 81%
Big Wednesday (1978)
Plot Summary:
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: inspirational, harsh, exciting, sentimental, serious, sincere, captivating, realistic, cult classic, intense
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Side Out (1990)
Plot Summary:
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, inspirational, funny, captivating, realistic, erotic, exciting, romantic
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend Johnny Tsunami -- and to catch a few famous Kauai waves. When Johnny arrives, he meets his new family including "Uncle Chris" (the 12-year-old son of his new step-grandmother) who resents the upcoming marriage. Chris's only interest is to join a mountain boarding crew led by a teenage bully. When Johnny's grandfather and his new wife open a surf shop that also caters to mountain boarders, they are soon embroiled in a turf war with a rival shop owner who wants to shut their business down.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, New Zealand, Australia, Mozambique
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, inspirational, captivating, feel good, entertaining, romantic, scenic, teen, realistic, semi serious
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Blue Crush (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one's blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene - until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, intense, entertaining, teen, serious, romantic, cult classic, erotic, freeze frame, realistic
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Safe at Home! (1962)
Plot Summary:
A Florida boy (Bryan Russell) tells his Little League buddies that his father knows two New York Yankees (Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris).
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Bleacher Bums (2001)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the St. Louis Eagles. Marvin (Brad Garrett) and Decker (Peter Riegert) gamble. So does Zig (Wayne Knight), even though his wife constantly nags him about the money he loses. Meanwhile, blind Greg (Matt Craven) enjoys the game through pretty Melody (Sarain Boylan), who describes it to him. A seasoned ensemble case of TV and film veterans create winning chemistry in this slice-of-life comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, offbeat, talky
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Surf School (2006)
Plot Summary:
A rag-tag bunch of seniors, complete outsiders at their surf-crazed Laguna Beach High School, decide to crash the biggest team surf contest. In order to prevail, however, they must do one important thing...learn to surf! We're taking your classic Cinderella story into the world of surfing, complete with hi-jinx and the aesthetic beauty of surf mecca Costa Rica, our spectacular set location.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, teen sex comedy, offbeat, teen comedy
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Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Plot Summary:
Christina Milian stars as sassy cheer captain Lina Cruz, whose world is turned upside-down when her family moves from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu. At her new school, Lina clashes with Avery, the ultra-competitive all-star cheer captain, while also falling for Avery's super-cute brother, Evan.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, teen, hispanic
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Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)
Plot Summary:
Comic melodrama following the day-to-day life of high school senior Will, a promising but naive athlete struggling with choices that could determine his future, romance and family difficulties.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Ping Pong Summer (2014)
Plot Summary:
In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's obsessed with table tennis and hip-hop music.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, light, happy, touching, offbeat, semi serious, independent film, whimsical
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Funeral Kings (2012)
Plot Summary:
It's always a good day for a funeral at St. Mark's Middle School. Andy and Charlie, two altar servers, don't just get to miss class anytime a parishioner kicks the bucket, they cut out early and play hooky as soon as the service is over. Eventually their irreverent personalities will put them in a situation that is too big for them to handle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, semi serious, independent film
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True Adolescents (2009)
Plot Summary:
At 34, struggling Seattle musician Sam finds himself broke, jobless and losing touch with the person he wants to become. When his girlfriend kicks him out, he's forced to crash with his Aunt Sharon and is reluctantly enlisted to take her teen son, Oliver, and his friend Jake camping.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 776
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, mumblecore, indie film, talky, independent film
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Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Plot Summary:
Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her? So she sets out for Hawaii in the worst mood. On the plane she meets the sociable Abby, who gives her the advice to forget about Jeff - and regrets it shortly after, when Francis follows the advice and steals her boyfriend Eddie, a famous dancer. But then Jeff discovers he's missing Francis.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: black and white, humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
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Jump In! (2007)
Plot Summary:
Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, teen
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Shag - More Dancing (1988)
Plot Summary:
Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: retro, sex comedy, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, sexy
Similar in 84%
Blue Juice (1995)
Plot Summary:
JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, entertaining, light, captivating, independent film, erotic, semi serious, romantic
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Cupid's Balls (2011)
Plot Summary:
Swedish Lucas moves from Stockholm to a small Norwegian town, and immediately falls in love with Susanne, the goal keeper of the local girls' soccer team. He becomes axquanted with the overweight, sex-fixated son of the coach. With him as a sparring partner, Lukas hatches a plan for winning Susanne's heart. But Susanne has a boyfriend, and Lucas soon comes to realize that the road to love may be paved with lies and animosity. Cupid's Balls is packed with humour, romantic summer nights and fervent conflicts both off an on the soccer field.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Out of It (1969)
Plot Summary:
An introverted nerd and a dumb, violent jock vie for the attentions of a cheerleader.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Breaking Away (1979)
Plot Summary:
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, inspirational, witty, talky, feel good, humorous, captivating, teen, entertaining
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Staten Island Summer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Pals Danny and Frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, romantic, semi serious, sex comedy, realistic, sexy, feel good, melancholic
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The Flats (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Flats tells a cautionary tale of friendship and desire played out among a group of 20-somethings transitioning into adulthood. Main character Harper and his buddies make the most of their freedom prior to an impending court-ordered jail sentence. Things get even more serious when Harper and his best friend's girlfriend, Paige, begin a sobering relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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American Chai (2001)
Plot Summary:
The film deals with an Indian American student who wanted to pursue his love of music over the more 'typical' academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, law, and business).
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic
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Winter Break (2003)
Plot Summary:
Viscerally experience a "year off" in Aspen, Colorado with a group of recent college grads who have elected to defer graduate school and career opportunities to ski, snow-board, climb, party, fall in love and basically live life to its absolute fullest out in this spectacular mountain town.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film