Lords of Dogtown
Taste attributes: dramabiographysportsslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition
"They came from nothing to change everything."
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
