Facing Monsters

Play trailer

2:03

Facing Monsters

Released Oct 13, 2022

1h 34m

Documentary

Biography

Sports

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

Tomatometer

4 Reviews

88%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Facing Monsters digs deep into the psyche of West Australian surfer Kerby Brown, a man whose connection with the ocean runs as deep as his love for his family. Far more than just a surfing story, it's an unapologetic musing into the essence of Kerby and his family as we join them on his quest to ride a ferocious slab wave in the deep Southern Ocean that no one on the planet has surfed before.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Candid an emotionally engrossing with exhilarating wave footage. Not as powerful nor entertaining as The Endless Summer, though.

Nov 21, 2022

Full Review

Joel Fisher

Battle Royale With Cheese

Facing Monsters may not have a particularly compelling story, but the feeling of the ocean may wash over the audience as they start to feel what Kerby feels. Something that is like nothing else.

Nov 19, 2022

Full Review

Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The documentary Facing Monsters adeptly balances the story of Australian surfer Kerby Brown with captivating footage of his talent and candid confessions about his private life. The movie's title refers to monster surf waves and Brown’s personal demons.

Nov 6, 2022

Full Review

Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

It's not narrative-rich. It's actually quite a simple tale. Boy's first and enduring love is the ocean which he leaves for a brief time but is drawn back, health and safety be damned.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 9, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Mr. Hollywood

A standard documentary but a decent one at that. With this subject its all about the scenery and boy is the scenery amazing. The subject is good too and you come away understanding why he needs his fix.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/22

Full Review

Jean B

Just insane! Beautiful photography!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/22

Full Review

Geoff H

Simple explanations to life, the ocean, surfing and the challenges of all. Great movie with incredible wave footage.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

Full Review

Rated F

This is actually depressing watching a man constantly choose this dangerous lifestyle over his family. He has a death wish and an addiction to be near death and won't stop until it stops him. He chose one addiction for another bad one. It's like watching the show interdiction. What's worse is that his family is also too scared to tell him to stop. I get it you have a love for surfing the most dangerous waves but at the cost of your life and your family's expense, let it go

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

Full Review

brendan h

Absolutely brilliant feature documentary that takes the audience deep into the world of extreme big wave surfing. Cinematic visuals and abstract at times, although a real character portrait is at the heart of this film. The story is weaved brilliantly as well as the editing. Definitely watch this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

todd m

One of the best surf docs ever made. Beautifully filmed and scored. One breathless scene after another. With a very moving storyline.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/22

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Bentley Dean

Director

Kerby Brown

Self

Cortney Brown

Self

Glenn Brown

Self

Nicole Jardine

Self

Nola Brown

Self

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Facing Monsters: Trailer 1

2:03

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Facing Monsters digs deep into the psyche of West Australian surfer Kerby Brown, a man whose connection with the ocean runs as deep as his love for his family. Far more than just a surfing story, it's an unapologetic musing into the essence of Kerby and his family as we join them on his quest to ride a ferocious slab wave in the deep Southern Ocean that no one on the planet has surfed before.

Director: Bentley Dean
Producer: Frank Chidiac, Susanne Morrison, Sonya Rifici, Chris Veerhuis
Screenwriter: Bentley Dean
Distributor: Level 33 Entertainment
Production Co: Beyond West Productions, Veerhuis Pictures, Red Eye Production
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Sports
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2022
Runtime: 1h 34m

Most Popular at Home Now