Surf's Up

2007, Adventure/Animation, 1h 25m

147 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

You might also like

Shrek 2
Bee Movie
Happy Feet
Shrek the Third
Finding Nemo

Where to watch

Show all services

Rate And Review

User image

Verified

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Step 2 of 2

    How did you buy your ticket?

    Let's get your review verified.

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

    You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • How did you buy your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

Surf's Up Videos

View All Videos (12)

Surf's Up Photos

View All Photos (69)

Movie Info

Surfing means everything to teenage penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf). Followed by a documentary film crew, he leaves his home in Antarctica for Pen Gu Island, site of the the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Cody wants to be respected and admired, and he believes that winning the competition will bring him what he craves. However, an encounter with washed-up surfer Geek (Jeff Bridges) teaches Cody about what is truly important.

Cast & Crew

Shia LaBeouf
Cody Maverick
Voice
Jeff Bridges
Geek
Voice
Zooey Deschanel
Lani Aliikai
Voice
Jon Heder
Chicken Joe
Voice
James Woods
Reggie Belafonte
Voice
Diedrich Bader
Tank
Voice
Mario Cantone
Mikey Abromowitz
Voice
Kelly Slater
Kelly
Voice
Michael McKean
Rock
Voice
Rob Machado
Rob
Voice
Sal Masekela
SPEN Announcer
Voice
Dana Belben
Edna Maverick
Voice
Ash Brannon
Director
Chris Buck
Director
Don Rhymer
Writer
Ash Brannon
Writer
Chris Buck
Writer
Christopher Jenkins
Writer
Christopher Jenkins
Producer
Jenny Fulle
Executive Producer
Ivan Bilancio
Film Editor
Mychael Danna
Original Music
Paul Lasaine
Production Design
Ron Lukas
Art Director
Marcelo Vignali
Art Director
Mary Hidalgo
Casting
Show all Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews for Surf's Up

All Critics (147) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (116) | Rotten (31)

View All Critic Reviews (147)

Audience Reviews for Surf's Up

  • May 29, 2012
    An animated documentary about penguins that go on a surfing competition, who'd have thought of that? Disappointed by the casting people.... Why can't you find anyone, I mean ANYONE to do the voice for Cody??
    Sylvester K Super Reviewer
  • Apr 29, 2012
    One of the most underrated animated films of the last 10 years or so. A smart parody of surfing documentaries and the cynical world of professional sports, "Surf's Up" is a hilarious, laid back trip that brings inventive twists to the familiar conventions for films of these kind.
    Tyler C Super Reviewer
  • Dec 02, 2011
    I enjoyed this, it was a fun animated mockumentary. Had a few problems though like the disgusting moments and Chickeb Joe being funny and having no real point in the film . But overall it was funny and really good.
    Bradley W Super Reviewer
  • Nov 04, 2011
    When Surf's Up was released I think people were tired of penguins. Due to the inconvinient releases of "Happy Feet" and "March of the Penguins". But Surf's Up was the most unique. It has a very witty mockumentary style that's never really been seen in an animated film before. The animation is brilliant and undeniably realistic. Furthermore, its also the only fox animated film that i've seen that actually has the heart a pixar film would have. All the characters in the film also bring the humour expected, particularly Jeff Bridges.
    Directors C Super Reviewer
See all Audience reviews

Quotes

There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.

Movie & TV guides