'Movies Like Lords of Dogtown':
Best Skateboarding Movies
These skateboarding movies trace the sport from the days of Tick Tacking to Tony Hawk's era, capturing the dramatic cultural shifts inbetween.
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine (2017)
The story of the rise and fall of the 1990s skate boarding magazine, 'Big Brother'.
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.
Paranoid Park (2007)
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
Thrashin' (1986)
Two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Brian's adopted brother is killed when he discovers that the shop he works in sends weapons to Vietnam instead of medications. To the police it looks like suicide, but Brian knows better so...
Slam (2016)
Samuel is 16 and has a passion for skateboarding. He has big dreams: going to university, move to California, and travel, but things change when he meets Alice, who could be the girl of his life.
Street Dreams (2009)
This story is based where the skateboard culture is the most foreign, the Midwest. Derrick Cabrera, like all skaters, has a dream of being sponsored and one day going pro. He is an up and ...
Grind (2003)
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Wassup Rockers (2005)
Instead of adhering to the norms of their South Central neighborhood, a group of skater boys opt to bus into Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where they attract local rich girls - and plenty of...