

Surf's Up
A major ocean picture.
With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.
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6.5/10
2,850 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $85M
- Box office
- $149M
- Language
- English
- sea
- surfer
- surfboard
- wave
- chicken
- giant wave
- penguin
- world champion
- mockumentary
- anthropomorphism
- animals
- mystical world
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Behind the camera
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Music
Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG8 Jun 2007
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG10 Aug 2007
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalGTasmania6 Sept 2007
- TheatricalGNon Tasmania13 Sept 2007
ArgentinaAR
- TV31 Jul 2011
BoliviaBO
- TV18 Jul 2010
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL8 Jun 2007
ChileCL
- TV13 Feb 2011
ColombiaCO
- TV17 Apr 2011
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU9 Aug 2007
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA18 Mar 2008
EcuadorEC
- TV1 Jan 2011
El SalvadorSV
- TV26 Nov 2011
Frequently asked questions
Surf's Up was released on 8 June 2007.
Audience reviews
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Uknown
8/16/2016
A simple comedy (mockumentary) with great visuals, and good performances.
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CinemaSerf
7/20/2025
Told by way of a light-hearted documentary, we learn a little of the intrepid young “Cody”. He lives in Antarctica with his family amidst a community who think he’s a bit obsessed. Obsessed with surfing, that is, and he is determined to win the legendary “Big Z” surf-off against the much larger penguin “Tank” who obviously has just a little more ballast against those thirty footers (and he doesn’t have an improvised …
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oivindberg
7/4/2026
Doesn't quite live up to it's potential. I agree with the 60 ish % rating. This is a really cool an fun idea. But the final product underwhelms a little bit. I'm saying this with love. This could have been great! This could have been a classic! A few more instances of genuane emotional moments. That would be needed. It's hard to care enough and invest enough in the characters as it is now. And finally. WHERE AR…
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