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Surf's Up

Surf's Up (2007)

A major ocean picture.

Release:2007
Runtime:1h 25m
Country:United States
Director:Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Language:English

Genre

AnimationComedyFamily
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Keywords

SeaSurferSurfboardWaveWorld CupChickenGiant WavePenguin
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Surf's Up rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 100K votes
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic64%
TMDb6.5/10· 3K votes

With 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Surf's Up

With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Cast of Surf's Up

  • Shia LaBeouf

    Shia LaBeouf

    as Cody Maverick (voice)

  • Jeff Bridges

    Jeff Bridges

    as Big Z / Geek (voice)

  • Zooey Deschanel

    Zooey Deschanel

    as Lani Aliikai (voice)

  • Jon Heder

    Jon Heder

    as Chicken Joe (voice)

  • James Woods

    James Woods

    as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

  • Diedrich Bader

    Diedrich Bader

    as Tank Evans (voice)

  • Mario Cantone

    Mario Cantone

    as Mikey Abromowitz (voice)

  • Kelly Slater

    Kelly Slater

    as Kelly (voice)

  • Rob Machado

    Rob Machado

    as Rob (voice)

  • Selema Masekela

    Selema Masekela

    as SPEN Announcer (voice)

  • Ash Brannon

    Ash Brannon

    as Filmmaker (voice)

  • Chris Buck

    Chris Buck

    as Filmmaker (voice)

Surf's Up facts

Budget
$85M
Box office
$149M
Collection
Surf's Up Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Comedy animation delivers mockumentary style humor with fresh perspective
  • •Family adventure balances entertaining action with anthropomorphic animal charm
  • •Sports-themed animation creates dynamic visual sequences with comedic timing

What the audience disliked

  • •Mockumentary format occasionally feels gimmicky within animation context
  • •Family comedy tone sometimes undermines adventure excitement moments
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