Drift

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Drift

R

Released Aug 2, 2013

1h 53m

Drama

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Two Australian brothers (Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel) run afoul of conservative townspeople and drug-dealing bikers after they start a business of customized surfwear and surfing equipment.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

The acting is quite good, natural and fresh, and the surfing footage is magnificent. "Drift," though, is a weird mix, and not always successful.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 7, 2013

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

This poor-surfers-make-good drama from Morgan O'Neill and Ben Nott relies more than it should on toned thighs and taut gluteals. Be grateful; there's nothing to see on dry land that's anywhere near as compelling.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 2, 2013

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

I'm a sucker for films with great surfing footage, let alone wacky '70s hairstyles. But this overlong, clich-infested Aussie period drama tested my patience.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 2, 2013

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

The surfing scenes are exhilarating, the waves more terrifying than anything Eli Roth or James Wan could come up with.

Rated: 3/5

May 23, 2016

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Simon Brookfield

We Got This Covered

As has always been the case, well choreographed surf sequences are a delight to behold on the big screen, but also having always been the case, clich and messy drama is not.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 4, 2013

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Don Groves

Film Journal International

The surfing sequences are impressively filmed, but on dry land the unexciting narrative plods along to a predictable conclusion.

Aug 1, 2013

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Kent H

Awesome Aussie surf film, well acted, directed and scripted. Set in the 1970's featuring some stellar performances by greats such as Sam Worthington. Loved it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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John B

I enjoyed this movie and story it told about the real-life struggles that these brothers had from early on in developing a now world-famous surfing brand.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/23

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SunschineJud R

Nous n'avions aucune attente et avons été agréablement surpris. De plus, bon rythme dans l'histoire, pas de longueur. (langue maternelle!) We had no expectations and were pleasantly surprised. Also, good pace in the story, no length. (translate google)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Mike G

Great little movie, cinematography is outstanding, actors are very good - sam worthington in anything - myles pollard stands out. It's got the typical narratives in it: love affairs, bad guys but overall it's a good story. But the real star is Western Australia !!! Watching it I couldn't help wondering why Hollywood hasn't done a remake of it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Sky M

This Film Is A Future Cult Classic. Australian surf film with amazing waves and sets, never mind the negative reviews if you like barrels you will love this one

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/21

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Audience Member

A mio parere uno dei migliori film sul surf degli ultimi anni. Grazie ad una buona sceneggiatura è in grado di unire le immagini ad una filosofia molto vicina a questo tipo di sport come quella hippies. Il tutto completato con una buona colonna sonora e degli ottimi attori che tengono bene la scena.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Morgan O'Neill

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Myles Pollard

Andy Kelly

Xavier Samuel

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Sam Worthington

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Drift: Official Clip - Goodbye

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Drift: Official Clip - Drift Opens

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Drift: Official Clip - Peace

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Drift: Official Clip - Qualifying Round

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Drift: Official Clip - Heroin

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Drift: Official Clip - JB Departs

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Drift: Official Clip - The Big Wave

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Drift: Official Clip - The Front Page

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Drift: Official Clip - 60 Seconds Left

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Drift: Official Clip - Living the Dream

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Synopsis

Two Australian brothers (Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel) run afoul of conservative townspeople and drug-dealing bikers after they start a business of customized surfwear and surfing equipment.

Director: Ben Nott, Morgan O'Neill
Producer: Tim Duffy, Michele Bennett, Myles Pollard
Screenwriter: Morgan O'Neill
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: World-Wide-Mind Films
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2013
Runtime: 1h 53m

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