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2005 · 1h 47m · US PG-13 · Drama

Lords of Dogtown

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.

Starring John Robinson · Emile Hirsch · Rebecca De Mornay · William Mapother · Julio Oscar Mechoso

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