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55% Tomatometer 146 Reviews 81% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings A drought in 1970s Southern California has an unexpected side effect: as people empty their swimming pools, a group of teen surfers from the Dogtown area of Venice Beach move in with skateboards, and a new sport is born. Based on a true story, this film follows "Z-Boys" skate team members Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch), plus manager Skip Engblom (Heath Ledger), as their fearless "pool surfing" leads to fame, fortune -- and misfortune. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Lords of Dogtown, while slickly made and edited, lacks the depth and entertaining value of the far superior documentary on the same subject, Dogtown and Z-Boys.

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Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Sep 16, 2005 Full Review Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 12, 2005 Full Review Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com If anything, Lords of Dogtown is an incredibly standard rise and fall tale of a friendship pushed to its limits by unforeseen superstardom. If you're looking for anything different or unusual, it might be best to take a look someplace else. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 11, 2005 Full Review Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies The outfits, the cars, the lingo, the fantastic soundtrack – it’s all used seamlessly to recreate a highly believable 1970’s. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 23, 2022 Full Review Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Mattie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) The feelings, emotions, language, every nuance and every frame comes alive with astonishing authenticity. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 5, 2019 Full Review Lords of Dogtown | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Miles Fielder The List Every lame cliché you'd expect of a mainstream treatment of a cult subject is present and incorrect. Rated: 1/5 Apr 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gareth v Not a bad movie, but not a great one either. If you're into skateboarding this will be right up your alley. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/24 Full Review Nawt W As a rear-view look at the beginning of the new progressive skateboarding style pioneered by a few street rascals from Santa Monica who incorporated their surfing skills into their enthusiasm, it's pretty palatable. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/19/23 Full Review Bruce S This really makes you wanna go out and skate with your homies Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/23 Full Review Ryan O Great movie. Based on a true story. Good peice of history for the kids. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/16/23 Full Review Dave Admittedly not as good as the documentary Dogtown and z boys but if you like the subject matter you'll enjoy the film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Good acting. Not a fan of the writing Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Catherine Hardwicke Director Emile Hirsch Jay Adams Victor Rasuk Tony Alva John Robinson Stacy Peralta Michael Angarano Sid Nikki Reed Kathy Alva
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Synopsis A drought in 1970s Southern California has an unexpected side effect: as people empty their swimming pools, a group of teen surfers from the Dogtown area of Venice Beach move in with skateboards, and a new sport is born. Based on a true story, this film follows "Z-Boys" skate team members Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch), plus manager Skip Engblom (Heath Ledger), as their fearless "pool surfing" leads to fame, fortune -- and misfortune.

Director
Catherine Hardwicke

Producer
Joseph Drake, John Linson

Screenwriter
Stacy Peralta, Catherine Hardwicke

Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co
Indelible Pictures

Rating
PG-13 (Drug and Alcohol Content|All Involving Teens|Violence|Language|Reckless Behavior|Sexuality)

Genre
Biography, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 3, 2005, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012

Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.0M

Runtime
1h 46m

Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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