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Point Break

Movie · 1991 · 122 min

An adrenaline-charged thrill ride that pulls you into a seductive world of extreme sports and philosophical criminals, with a tense cat-and-mouse chase at its core.

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1991 film by Kathryn Bigelow
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Year
1991
Runtime
122 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, heist, crime, sport, thriller, buddy cop, surf
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Starring
Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Anthony Kiedis, Tom Sizemore, Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, Lori Petty, Lee Tergesen
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Donald Peterman
Runtime
122 min
Country
Japan, United States
Languages
English

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