Point Break

Point Break

100% pure adrenaline.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Produced by Largo Entertainment, Levy/Abrams/Guerin Productions

1991122 min7.2 / 10

A high-octane action thriller that pairs extreme sports spectacle with a morally conflicted undercover cop drawn into the seductive world of outlaw surfers.

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Point Break one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is Point Break violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Point Break scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Point Break sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Point Break end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Point Break 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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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Point Break, and what each one shares →

Like Point Break

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Point Break

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Point Break, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Point Break, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Point Break, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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