Minding the Gap
2018 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 7.7 · 95% critics
Three young men bond through skateboarding as they look for a way out of unstable home lives in a Rust Belt town. As they move into adulthood and take on real responsibilities, new and unsettling revelations begin to strain their long friendship.
Also known as Minding the Gap: An American Skateboarding Story
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (192 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this raw coming-of-age documentary if you want skateboarding culture paired with family-strife and difficult truths; Not for you if you dislike heavy real-world issues or want a lighter, straightforward storyline like All This Mayhem.
Pros: emotional real-life intimacy; skateboarding escape; smart social lens | Cons: slow or dull for some; unfocused storyline complaints; heavy subject matter
Themes
- friendship
- child abuse
- skateboarding
- dysfunctional family
- coming of age
- friends
- growing up
- domestic abuse
- physical abuse
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2018
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Keire Johnson
as Self
Zack Mulligan
as Self
Bing Liu
as Self
- NB
Nina Bowgren
as Self
- MB
Mengyue Bolen
as Self
Directed by Bing Liu