Drift

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Drift

R

2013

1h 53m

Drama

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Two Australian brothers (Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel) run afoul of conservative townspeople and drug-dealing bikers after they start a business of customized surf wear and surfing equipment.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Aug 7, 2013

2.5/4

The acting is quite good, natural and fresh, and the surfing footage is magnificent. "Drift," though, is a weird mix, and not always successful.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Aug 2, 2013

2.5/5

This poor-surfers-make-good drama from Morgan O'Neill and Ben Nott relies more than it should on toned thighs and taut gluteals. Be grateful; there's nothing to see on dry land that's anywhere near as compelling.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Aug 2, 2013

2/4

I'm a sucker for films with great surfing footage, let alone wacky '70s hairstyles. But this overlong, clich-infested Aussie period drama tested my patience.

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

May 23, 2016

3/5

The surfing scenes are exhilarating, the waves more terrifying than anything Eli Roth or James Wan could come up with.

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Simon Brookfield

We Got This Covered

Aug 4, 2013

6/10

As has always been the case, well choreographed surf sequences are a delight to behold on the big screen, but also having always been the case, clich and messy drama is not.

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Don Groves

Film Journal International

Aug 1, 2013

The surfing sequences are impressively filmed, but on dry land the unexciting narrative plods along to a predictable conclusion.

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Kent H

@RT02659636 Dec 10, 2023

Awesome Aussie surf film, well acted, directed and scripted. Set in the 1970's featuring some stellar performances by greats such as Sam Worthington. Loved it

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John B

@RT17595747 Apr 3, 2023

I enjoyed this movie and story it told about the real-life struggles that these brothers had from early on in developing a now world-famous surfing brand.

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andrea c

@Charst Jul 7, 2021

A mio parere uno dei migliori film sul surf degli ultimi anni. Grazie ad una buona sceneggiatura è in grado di unire le immagini ad una filosofia molto vicina a questo tipo di sport come quella hippies. Il tutto completato con una buona colonna sonora e degli ottimi attori che tengono bene la scena.

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Apr 30, 2015

Great Aussie movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Jan 6, 2015

I loved this movie. It was very interesting, kept moving well throughout and was a nice escape from the usual hum drum of my life. I love the sea and waves, this was a movie for me.

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Aug 20, 2014

Nothing particular the movie, the best scenes were by far the surfing ones.

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Synopsis

Two Australian brothers (Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel) run afoul of conservative townspeople and drug-dealing bikers after they start a business of customized surf wear and surfing equipment.

Director: Ben Nott, Morgan O'Neill
Producer: Tim Duffy, Michele Bennett, Myles Pollard
Screenwriter: Morgan O'Neill
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: World-Wide-Mind Films
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2013
Runtime: 1h 53m

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