Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- adrenaline fueled
- rebellious
- action movie night
- extreme sports marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the remake delivers dazzling extreme-sports action and cinematography but is undermined by an underdeveloped, purposeless story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The heist team uses surfing, skydiving, climbing, and other extreme sports as both ideology and action set pieces.
Johnny Utah joins Bodhi’s athlete collective while secretly investigating its corporate heists for the FBI.
The film stages elaborate action sequences across international landscapes with substantial production scale and CGI-assisted set pieces.
Bodhi’s group targets financial institutions while presenting its crimes as challenges to corporate power and social conformity.
Films like Point Break, and why
Point Break
shares undercover crime thriller plotting, charismatic outlaw figures, surfing culture, and kinetic action spectacle
xXx
shares extreme-sports spectacle, international heists, youthful adrenaline, and loose-cannon team dynamics
The Fast and the Furious
shares undercover infiltration, financial crime, high-octane set pieces, and a conflicted law-enforcement protagonist
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
shares globe-spanning criminal networks, elaborate heists, extreme action, and glossy blockbuster production
Movie Details
- Director
- Ericson Core
- Release Date
- 2015-12-03
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2493)
Cast
- Edgar Ramírez
- Luke Bracey
- Teresa Palmer
- Ray Winstone
- Max Thieriot
- Delroy Lindo
- Tobias Santelmann
- James Le Gros
- BoJesse Christopher
- Clemens Schick
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Echoboom Amazon Channel , Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Point Break about?
- An FBI agent infiltrates a globe-spanning crew of extreme athletes whose spectacular heists turn criminal rebellion into an adrenaline-fueled creed.
- What is Point Break like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Point Break as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Point Break violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Point Break as moderate.
- What did critics think of Point Break?
- Critics broadly agreed that the remake delivers dazzling extreme-sports action and cinematography but is undermined by an underdeveloped, purposeless story.
- Which films are like Point Break?
- Films with a similar feel include Point Break, xXx, The Fast and the Furious, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
- How long is Point Break?
- Point Break runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Point Break?
- In United States, Point Break streams on Echoboom Amazon Channel , Howdy Amazon Channel.
