The 5 best surf movies to watch again this summer

Point Break, The Endless Summer, Chasing Maveriks… A round-up of the best surf movies to watch this summer before a session.

The Endless Summer (1966)

In search of the ultimate wave, the first surfers of the 60s are the heroes of this cult documentary by Bruce Brown. Lulled by the music of the Beach Boys, we follow them from Hawaii to New Zealand via South Africa.

Photo: Bruce Brown Films

Big Wednesday (1978)

One of the best-loved films of its kind, Big Wednesday plunges us into the Malibu of the 60s and 70s to meet three handsome, tanned young surfers.s Matt, Jack and Leroy, who gradually become disillusioned with the violence of the times (with the Vietnam War looming) and the responsibilities of adulthood. A sunny, nostalgic chronicle of the end of innocence.

Photo: Getty Images

Big Wednesday

Point Break (1991)

An iodine-flavored adrenaline shooter, Point Break brings together Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze for a high-voltage showdown. Keanu plays an FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of surfers suspected of robberies. Their modus operandi? They show up disguised as U.S. presidents. Among these tough-skinned surfers is Bodhi, the leader, played by a bleached-haired, tanned Patrick Swayze, who dreams of surfing THE wave of his life. Agent Johnny Utah gradually develops a taste for this iodized freedom and falls for one of the group’s surfers, jeopardizing his cover. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Point Break is undoubtedly one of the best surf films of all time.

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Blue Crush (2002)

Far from being a great film, Blue Crush is nonetheless worth seeing. Firstly, for its heroines – who, it should be noted, are the first women to be the main characters in a surf film – and secondly, for its typical 2000s aesthetic. The pitch? Traumatized by an accident, a former surf star(Kate Bosworth) tries to revive her career while having to look after her little sister, after their mother abandons them.

Photo: Universal Studios

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

When Gerard Butler straddles a surfboard, sex appeal is bound to be at its zenith. Far from being a simple exercise in body-building style, the British actor sensitively plays a passionate surfer, who helps young prodigy Jay Moriarity tackle one of the world’s most dangerous waves, originating in the mythical Mavericks spot, not far from Santa Cruz.

Photo: John P. Johnson/Twentieth Century Fox

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