Riding Giants
2004 · Movie · PG-13 · 105 min · ★ 7.6 · 87% critics
Riding Giants is a documentary about big-wave surfers whose courage and obsession helped shape their sport. Directed by Stacy Peralta, it moves through surfing’s history, spotlighting legendary riders and how they push beyond what seems possible in the ocean.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (50 votes)
About
You’ll probably enjoy Riding Giants if you love surfing stories and want to understand what draws riders back to dangerous waves; Not for you if you want only beginner-friendly surfing or a calm, purely laid-back sports documentary like The Art of Flight or Momentum Generation.
Pros: inspiring surfing history; intense big-wave footage; engaging survivor stories | Cons: wave rides hard to follow; pacing feels frenetic; some parts feel overhyped
Themes
- sea
- surfing
- surfer
- surfboard
- california
- beach
- ocean
- wave
- hawaii
- sun
- lifestyle
- extreme sports
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jeff Clark
as Jeff Clark
Darrick Doerner
as Darrick Doerner
Laird Hamilton
as Laird John Hamilton
Dave Kalama
as Dave Kalama
David H. Kalama Jr.
as Dave Kalama
Brian Keaulana
as Brian L. Keaulana
Buzzy Kerbox
as Buzzy Kerbox
Titus Kinimaka
as Titus Kinimaka
Gerry Lopez
as Gerry Lopez
- MM
Mickey Munoz
as Mickey Munoz
Directed by Stacy Peralta