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Point Break (1991)

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 122 min · Action, Thriller, Crime

42.1 TOPICAL score · #2,512 of 6,776 films

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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.

Point Break (1991, directed by Kathryn Bigelow) has a TOPICAL score of 42.1 - ranked 2,512 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male. Critics: 69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (4,180 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics35
Audience73
Awards41
Historical impact62
Lasting engagement88
Cast49
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Keanu Reeves (actor #205), Patrick Swayze (actor #952), Lori Petty, Gary Busey (actor #1,054)

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