Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Surf's Up

6.5/ 10

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2007

Release Year

85 min

Runtime

Animation

Comedy

Family

Overview

With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

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Keywords

sea

surfer

surfboard

wave

world cup

chicken

giant wave

penguin

world champion

mockumentary

anthropomorphism

animals

mystical world

anthropomorphic animal

3d animation

Trailer

Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Cody Maverick (voice)

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Big Z / Geek (voice)

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Lani Aliikai (voice)

Jon Heder

Jon Heder

Chicken Joe (voice)

James Woods

James Woods

Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Tank Evans (voice)

Mario Cantone

Mario Cantone

Mikey Abromowitz (voice)

Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater

Kelly (voice)

Rob Machado

Rob Machado

Rob (voice)

Selema Masekela

Selema Masekela

SPEN Announcer (voice)

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Reviews(3)

7.0avg rating

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Uknown

August 16, 2016

A simple comedy (mockumentary) with great visuals, and good performances.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 20, 2025

7

7/10

Told by way of a light-hearted documentary, we learn a little of the intrepid young “Cody”. He lives in Antarctica with his family amidst a community who think he’s a bit obsessed. Obsessed with surfing, that is, and he is determined to win the legendary “Big Z” surf-off against the much larger peng…

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oivindberg

July 4, 2026

Doesn't quite live up to it's potential. I agree with the 60 ish % rating. This is a really cool an fun idea. But the final product underwhelms a little bit. I'm saying this with love. This could have been great! This could have been a classic! A few more instances of genuane emotional moments. T…

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