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Lords of Dogtown

2005 · 107 min

A sun-drenched, bittersweet ride through youthful rebellion and the cost of success, with raw energy and heartfelt moments.

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay

Tagline: They came from nothing to change everything.
Overview: The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.

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Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
ambition
betrayal
class
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Written by: Stacy Peralta
Starring: John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay, William Mapother, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Victor Rasuk, Nikki Reed, Heath Ledger
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish

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