Is Gleaming the Cube sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Gleaming the Cube scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Gleaming the Cube violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Gleaming the Cube end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Gleaming the Cube easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Gleaming the Cube

Name: Gleaming the Cube
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action
Released: 1989
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd, Ed Lauter, Le Tuan

All he cared about was gleaming the cube...until the night they killed his brother.

Directed by Graeme Clifford

Produced by Gladden Entertainment, The Turman-Foster Company

1989106 min6.0 / 10

A 1980s teen thriller that blends skateboard culture rebellion with a murder mystery, balancing carefree youth energy against grief and the need for justice.

An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.

Clusters

Honor, Sacrifice, and Steel Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds American City Movies

Genres

Crime Thriller Action

Keywords

Skateboarding Los Angeles, California

Questions people ask

Is Gleaming the Cube sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Gleaming the Cube scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Gleaming the Cube violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does Gleaming the Cube end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Gleaming the Cube easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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