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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic rating 5.5

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Critic Alan Morrison
rated 6

A hanging-out movie that’s as close as you’ll ever get to soaking up the time, the place and the attitude.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 5

Skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.

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Cast & Crew

Charles Napier
As Nudie
Bai Ling
As Punky Photographer
Matt Malloy
As Contest Official
Johnny Knoxville
As Topper Burks
Ned Bellamy
As Peter Darling
Julio Oscar Mechoso
As Mr. Alva

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What is Lords of Dogtown about? Toggle content

Lords of Dogtown tells the true story of three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who take their passion for surfing to the streets and revolutionize the sport of skateboarding. With the help of Skip Engblom, a board designer and surrogate big brother, the Z-Boys create a new style of skating that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. As their popularity grows, they start to compete in contests and win, gaining fame and recognition. However, as they become more successful, they start to drift apart and their bond as brothers is put to the test. The film features exciting skateboarding sequences and explores themes of friendship, success, and growing up.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Lords of Dogtown include The Passion of the Christ, Front of the Class, Dogtooth, The Pursuit of Happyness, Something the Lord Made, There Will Be Blood.