Movie

Gleaming the Cube

1989 · 106 min

A scrappy teen-rebel thriller that coasts on skateboard energy, mixing grief and conspiracy with sunny SoCal attitude and a few wild stunts.

Tagline: All he cared about was gleaming the cube...until the night they killed his brother.
Overview: An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Grief, family, corruption, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
corruption
justice
coming-of-age
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild