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Point Break

1991 2h 2m
Action Thriller Crime
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.2/10
4,131 reviews
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Point Break

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.

"100% pure adrenaline."

Top Billed Cast

Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Agent Johnny Utah
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
Bodhi / Mask President
Lori Petty
Lori Petty
Tyler Endicott
Gary Busey
Gary Busey
Agent Angelo Pappas
John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley
SAIC Ben Harp
James Le Gros
James Le Gros
Roach
John Philbin
John Philbin
Nathanial
BoJesse Christopher
BoJesse Christopher
Grommet

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic
2022-09-08

**_The fast and the furious on the beaches of Southern California_**

A young FBI agent (Keanu Reeves) is sent by his superior (Gary Busey) to investigate a surfer gang to find out if they’re a notorious group of bank robbers. Patrick Swayze plays the guru-like leader of the gang while Lori Petty is on hand as a surfer companion. John C. McGinley appears as the FBI chief.

"Point Break" (1991) is an action/crime thriller set mostly on the beaches of SoCal that obviously influenced "The Fast and the Furious" (2001) plot-wise. This is the better movie due to Swayze’s charismatic charact...

T The Movie Mob Verified TMDB Critic
2022-09-09

**Katherine Bigelow creates a beautiful complex action blockbuster with magnificent depth and chapters.**

Wow. Just wow. Point Break is a deep character-driven film full of top-notch action, mind-blowing stunts, and incredible performances. These actors made you fall in love and deeply care about each character and moment in the film. Each actor's portrayal was thoughtful, dedicated, outstanding, and worthy of much more acclaim and awards than received. This film transformed Keanu Reeves into an action hero, with Point Break only being the first of many 90s action movies he led, including S...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2023-08-26

On this face of it, this ought to be rubbish... a testosterone-fuelled story of beautiful people who rob banks to fund their hedonistic lifestyle that largely revolves around anything that causes their adrenalin to rush, but it isn't rubbish. Kathryn Bigelow keeps the pace end-to-end, and both Keanu Reeves ("Johnny Utah") and Patrick Swayze ("Bohdi") are clearly having fun as the FBI agent pursuing the gang of rubber mask clad "ex-president" beach-bum robbers. Reeves is easy on the eye, but pretty wooden and sure, the plot has more holes than a string vest but the story isn't meant to be deep ...

D Dr Nostromo Verified TMDB Critic
2026-06-30

69/100

A new FBI agent goes undercover to infiltrate a bunch of surfing thieves. Basically, this is a testosterone fueled, he-man film with a lot of surfing and skydiving. They throw in a couple bank heists, a couple fights and a car chase to make it a crime thriller and the action is solid. Reeves and Swayze drive the film with humor, comradery and personal drama with Busey and Petty providing excellent support. However, there isn't much here as far as a story and substance. Good but I would have enjoyed more heist/crime elements and less machismo but that's just me. -- DrNostromo.com...

M misubisu Verified TMDB Critic
2026-07-25

**Score: 8/10 — A Pure, Unadulterated Shot of 90s Action Heaven**

Some films are not meant to be dissected. They are meant to be experienced... felt in the gut, remembered in the quotable lines, and cherished for their sheer, unapologetic commitment to being exactly what they are. *Point Break* is such a film. A high octane, sun drenched, adrenaline fueled blast of pure cinematic joy, it is a movie that knows exactly what it wants to be and delivers with a grin and a surfer's salute. It earns a solid 8/10 for its iconic performances, its legendary set pieces, and its status as a definitiv...