Lords of Dogtown (2005)


The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

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Released Year: 2005
Runtime: 107 minutes
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Directors: Catherine Hardwicke

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The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

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100
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman
Lords of Dogtown is a docudrama, rare in its grit and authenticity, that also strives for the mythical youth-rebel excitement of something like "8 Mile."
75
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
Hardwicke whips up a frenzy of crazy-cool board action, with Alva choreographing the stunts. Even when the slippery-slope-of-success cliches halt the film's momentum, the ready-to-rock actors rev it up again.
60
The Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck
Takes a surprisingly gritty approach that gives the material some gravitas but also robs it of some of its fun.
60
Village Voice - Unnamed
Hardwicke's pop-Cassavetes melodrama nevertheless rides as smoothly as a big-budget after-school special, capturing youth struggles from an appropriately blown-out teen's-eye perspective.
60
The A.V. Club - Nathan Rabin
It's no surprise that when it ultimately tries to pluck at the heartstrings, it rings hollow. The film lives and dies by speed.

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The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.