Riding Giants

Name: Riding Giants
Genre: History, Sport, Documentary
Released: July 9, 2004
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Darrick Doerner, Dave Kalama, Laird John Hamilton

2004

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 9, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Darrick Doerner, Dave Kalama, Laird John Hamilton

Summary: This documentary takes viewers along surfing's timeline, highlighting the group of extraordinary adventurers that emerged: surfers who, not satisfied with the mere recreational and social aspects of the sport, began searching for bigger and bigger waves, pushing the boundaries of performance to explore the "unridden realm." (Sony PicturesThis documentary takes viewers along surfing's timeline, highlighting the group of extraordinary adventurers that emerged: surfers who, not satisfied with the mere recreational and social aspects of the sport, began searching for bigger and bigger waves, pushing the boundaries of performance to explore the "unridden realm." (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Director: Stacy Peralta

Genre(s): History, Sport, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Ann Hornaday

An exhilarating, often mind-blowing history of surfing. Read full review

Bill White

May well be the most thrilling and educational surfing movie ever. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Every sport, and every sports film, must have its superman. The role is filled here by Laird Hamilton, who, we are told -- and, more astonishingly, shown -- took "the single most significant ride in surfing history." Seeing is believing.

Nathan Rabin

It's a film hopelessly in thrall to the thrill of big-wave surfing, and for all its rambling shapelessness, it conveys that excitement in an infectious, conspiratorial manner. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Offers a highly engaging immersion into a culture of larger-than-life characters driven by their thrill-seeking instincts. Read full review

Carla Meyer

Offers a thrilling, informative history of a sport-subculture. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

There is plenty here to enjoy for beach bums and fans of bikinis and six-pack abs, but others are likely to find themselves hopeless wet blankets. Read full review

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