Top 10 Skateboarding Movies
by caspian1978 | created - 06 Jul 2015 | updated - 06 Jul 2015 | PublicA list of the best movies about skateboarding
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1. Thrashin' (1986)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.
Director: David Winters | Stars: Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, Pamela Gidley, Brooke McCarter
Votes: 5,059
2. Street Dreams (2009)
R | 88 min | Drama, Sport
This story is based where the skateboard culture is the most foreign, the Midwest. Derrick Cabrera, like all skaters, has a dream of being sponsored and one day going pro. He is an up and ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Zamoscianyk | Stars: Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Dunn, Rob Dyrdek, Terry Kennedy
Votes: 1,349 | Gross: $0.08M
3. Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
Director: Helen Stickler | Stars: Mark 'Gator' Rogowski, Stacy Peralta, Tony Hawk, Jason Jessee
Votes: 1,150 | Gross: $0.13M
4. Grind (2003)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Director: Casey La Scala | Stars: Adam Brody, Joey Kern, Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf
Votes: 13,393 | Gross: $5.11M
5. Skateboard (1978)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Sport
A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000.
Director: George Gage | Stars: Allen Garfield, Kathleen Lloyd, Leif Garrett, Richard Van der Wyk
Votes: 335
6. Gleaming the Cube (1989)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd, Le Tuan
Votes: 9,038 | Gross: $2.78M
7. Waiting for Lightning (2012)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary
A documentary on pro skateboarder Danny Way's tough childhood and his contributions to the sport, including footage of his jump over the Great Wall of China.
Director: Jacob Rosenberg | Stars: Danny Way, Rob Dyrdek, Travis Pastrana, Laird Hamilton
Votes: 704 | Gross: $0.02M
8. Deck Dogz (2005)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Poker, Spasm and Blue Flame, are trying to escape the law, school, parents, their demons and a couple of criminals to realise their burning ambition; to meet world class skating champion, Tony Hawk and compete in his skating competition.
Director: Steve Pasvolsky | Stars: Sean Kennedy, Richard Wilson, Ho Thi Lu, Maris J. Caune
Votes: 300
9. Skateboard Madness (1980)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Comedy, Sport
When a reporter too laid-back for his own good is told his last chance to keep his job is to get some good photos for a story on skateboarding, he seeks out a group of four boarders who ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Pena | Stars: Huck Andress, Gregg Ayres, Ray Ban, Bill Dale
Votes: 97
10. The Skateboard Kid (1993)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
No one could be more bored than Zack, the new kid in town with no friends in sight. When a gang of hip, skateboarding thrashers start cruising his neighborhood, Zack hopes his luck will ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Swerdlove | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Bess Armstrong, Cliff De Young, Rick Dean
Votes: 722
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