Blue Crush

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Blue Crush

PG-13

2002

1h 44m

Drama

Romance

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Nothing gets between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition. Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis) comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt.

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Critics Consensus

The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Tough yet tender surfer heroine story.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Surfing is extreme sport, but only so-so cinema. When you've seen one wave, you've seen them all: so it soon looks. All the babes who do the surfing in John Stockwell's youth-cult romance also come off an assembly line of blonde bimbos.

Apr 5, 2003

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

The movie isn't nearly dumb enough to be much beach fun.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 22, 2002

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The cinematography is spectacular -- viewers are placed on top of, in the middle of, and under the waves -- but the story is a narrative wipeout almost from the start.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 8, 2023

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Emma Clark-Dow

The Post NZ

If you’re into surfing, gorgeous landscapes and need some low-brow mush to watch on a cosy weekend, Blue Crush fits the bill perfectly.

Sep 26, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Story wise Blue Crush falls flat when it is on land, but the surfing scenes are spectacular.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Kyle E

It's a good surfing movie with a cute love story in it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/11/25

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Ed R

The surfing sequences are exhilarating, but the plot is pretty forgettable and trite.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Jane L

I loved this movie, seen it more than once. Critics have condemned the scant plot but the movie says a lot with "show not tell" about poor surfer girls struggling to survive as maids in a flash (very) hotel. They are surrogate mothers to the star's kid sister and living in a very rustic abode. Girl power is awesome as are the very scary Hawaiian waves. Romance or the pipe - why pick only one though the girls will still struggle and the bloke will not.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Kaia W

I liked it! As a surfer myself it was fun to watch and I would recommend to anybody else who likes surfing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Steve D

There is just not enough to it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Lanfranco C

Surf and love in the Hawaii

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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John Stockwell

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Eden

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Synopsis

Nothing gets between Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition. Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis) comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt.

Director: John Stockwell
Producer: Brian Grazer, Karen Kehela Sherwood
Screenwriter: Lizzy Weiss, Lizzy Weiss, John Stockwell
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Fight|Sexual Content|Teen Partying)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.1M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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