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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 08/07/2013
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. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 08/02/2013
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. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 08/02/2013
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. Go to Full Review Cris Kennedy The Canberra Times (Australia) 05/23/2016
3/5
The surfing scenes are exhilarating, the waves more terrifying than anything Eli Roth or James Wan could come up with. Go to Full Review Simon Brookfield We Got This Covered 08/04/2013
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. Go to Full Review Don Groves Film Journal International 08/01/2013
The surfing sequences are impressively filmed, but on dry land the unexciting narrative plods along to a predictable conclusion. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kent H @RT02659636 12/10/2023 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 See more John B @RT17595747 04/03/2023 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. See more andrea c @Charst 07/07/2021 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. See more 04/30/2015 Great Aussie movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it. See more 01/06/2015 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. See more 08/20/2014 Nothing particular the movie, the best scenes were by far the surfing ones. See more Read all reviews
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Ben Nott

Director

Morgan O'Neill

Director

Myles Pollard

Andy Kelly

Xavier Samuel

Jimmy Kelly

Sam Worthington

JB

Lesley-Ann Brandt

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Movie Info

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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