Bra Boys

R

Released Apr 11, 2008

1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary

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59%

29 Reviews

Tomatometer

71%

2,500+ Ratings

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The Abberton brothers in Maroubra, Australia, belong to their community's surfing subculture, a group with a well-known reputation for partying, hard living and rough justice.

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Critics Consensus

While it looks like shameless publicity for the semi-notorious Aussie surfing gang, the film packs a raw energy into this look at a culture of athleticism and male loyalty.

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funk l

They say it is a one-sided telling of history, but for me that is OK as the police and the Australian press pretty much told the other side so it was good to understand more of their background and they were awesome surfers.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's a great documentary it was very honest in its portrayal of the surfing gang

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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The only real deal to watch here is the narration done by Russel Crowe. The whole film was emotionally manipulative and only served as a propaganda for the acceptance of gang culture. It's actually quite disturbing to see these people became street hooligans. I can't believe this film even got distributed, I mean what are we trying to teach kids these days. I know their stories are tragic but this is not the excuse for them to pretend they are cool.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

There's no panache or cleverness to the style and presentation and it's a very partisan view given. The bra boy culture is interesting though and there's some ace surf footage.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

pretty damn interesting. i knew nothing about these guys but what a great story they told

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Audience Member

This was great. Good surfing & good story lines

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Sunny Abberton

Director

Macario De Souza

Director

Russell Crowe

Narrator

Sunny Abberton

Writer

Stuart Beattie

Writer

Sunny Abberton

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Rated: 3/5

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Roger Moore

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Rated: 3/5

May 13, 2009

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

In-depth intimate portrait of how a tough Aussie environment within a larrikin culture of rebels with or without a cause has produced spectacular professional surfers.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 7, 2008

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Stephen Schaefer

Boston Herald

Rated: C+

Oct 18, 2008

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Beth Accomando

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It aspires to but falls short of Dogtown's inspired, edgy mix of sports history, pop culture, social commentary, and revealing interviews.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 9, 2008

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Synopsis

The Abberton brothers in Maroubra, Australia, belong to their community's surfing subculture, a group with a well-known reputation for partying, hard living and rough justice.

Director: Sunny Abberton, Macario De Souza
Executive Producer: Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Sunny Abberton, Stuart Beattie
Distributor: Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Reckless Behavior|Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English (Australia)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.6K

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