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The Perfect Wave

  • 2014
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.3K
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Scott Eastwood and Rachel Hendrix in The Perfect Wave (2014)
AdventureBiographyDramaRomance

When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, he's faced with a choice: remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world.When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, he's faced with a choice: remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world.When a surfer is pronounced dead after an accident, he's faced with a choice: remain in the eternal afterlife or return and share his experience with the world.

  • Director
    • Bruce Macdonald
  • Writers
    • William A. Wood III
    • Roger Hawkins
  • Stars
    • Scott Eastwood
    • Cheryl Ladd
    • Patrick Lyster
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Macdonald
    • Writers
      • William A. Wood III
      • Roger Hawkins
    • Stars
      • Scott Eastwood
      • Cheryl Ladd
      • Patrick Lyster
    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Scott Eastwood
    Scott Eastwood
    • Ian McCormack
    Cheryl Ladd
    Cheryl Ladd
    • Mrs. McCormack (Mom)
    Patrick Lyster
    Patrick Lyster
    • Mr. McCormack (dad)
    Rachel Hendrix
    Rachel Hendrix
    • Anabel
    M. Scott Mortensen
    • Lachlan
    • (as Scott Mortensen)
    Nikolai Mynhardt
    • Michael McCormack
    Diana Vickers
    • Kim
    Matt Bromley
    • Mark
    Rosy Hodge
    • Roxy
    Shaun Payne
    • Free Surfer
    Riana Alfreds
    • Rosy
    Mehboob Bawa
    • Doctor
    James Burke-Dunsmore
    • Jesus
    Joseph Chinana
    • Daniel
    Nicholas Ellenbogen
    • Bishop
    Andrew Faber
    • Bungee Operator
    Carolyn Forword
    • Sydney Girl 1
    • (as Carolyn Forward)
    • …
    Jack Halloran
    • Greg
    • Director
      • Bruce Macdonald
    • Writers
      • William A. Wood III
      • Roger Hawkins
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    User reviews20

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    4eleni5

    If you have nothing else to watch

    It's not that bad but as I hadn't read the summary of the story beforehand I expected other things to happen. However, it's nice to see his trip and the actor is really handsome.
    1anirudh7-280-284791

    Awful script. Awful Acting and Jesus centric

    Caution: If you are about to watch the movie then you are going to get a free Church Service and donations are accepted.

    Its about a young man falling in "love" for the first time, HOLD ON A MIN its in "Gods love"

    BTW the lead actor is son of Clint Eastwood and he has not inherited any professional qualities from his Father or at least for this movie

    Its basically produced by a Church, to make you realize that at the end of 90mins even Jesus would have hated this movie.

    And a little advice to the director that you don't need so many characters for this story and they are awful actors, You should have pull the story with hardly 5 characters who are best at it.

    Did the dude sold his Ferrari to do the Traveling? because he traveled like Bruce Wayne
    8gstead-942-30503

    Thought provoking and visually stimulating surfing tour of S.Hemisphere in search of the perfect wave.

    Surfing tour following the true story of 24 year old New Zealander, Ian McCormack, via some of the best spots in the Southern Hemisphere in search of the perfect wave and then finding a wave of a different kind. Full marks for excellent cinematography, editing and music. The movie awakens all your senses. Superb footage of NZ, Australia, Bali/Indo, South Africa and Mauritius. Inspires me to travel more. As a non-surfer, it inspires me to surf too. What epic waves and rides. The storyline is gripping and life-changing. Acting was up there too. Main actor is the son of Clint Eastwood. Carried his role very well. I always enjoy movies based on true events. And the main message is thought provoking.
    1jakenathanasher

    Worst Writing, Acting, and Story I've ever Seen

    Every Line is forced, and very unnatural. Every actor, especially the younger version of Ian, deserve a Razzle for worst actor. Actually, everything about this deserves a Razzle. This is a bad movie. Maybe the worst I've ever seen. The story is in a league all by itself. I mean seriously, who wrote this. They have no future. The big event wouldn't even happen in real life. I literally found myself laughing in the most dramatic part of the movie. I cried once, but not because it was moving, but because I laughed so hard from how bad it was. I'm ashamed to say Christians can actually dare to make someone's real experience so terrible. I mean, I feel guilty for laughing, but it was so poorly done, that I couldn't help it.
    2juastr

    A man has a out-of-body experience in which he comes face to face with God.

    This is possibly the very worst movie I have ever seen.

    The camera-work is terrible. It was awkward and there was no movement. There were too many static shots. The scenes were awkward.

    The sound was terrible. Bad mistakes were made like not mixing properly or not adding atmosphere. Voices were overdubbed and you could really tell because they didn't bother to add background sounds in. I've seen many student projects with much better sound.

    The story bears almost no resemblance to the story on which it is based. Listening to a 5 minute clip of the man on who the story is based is much better. That's pretty bad considering that they used an incredible amount of resources to make a feature.

    Most of the film is spent surfing all over the world, which isn't entirely integral to the story and probably cost a lot of unnecessary money.

    The cast seemed universally terrible, which would indicate that the directing wasn't great. Some of the cast members weren't actors and you could really tell.

    There's really no reason to watch this movie, not even if you are a Christian hoping to support the Christian filmmakers and cast of the movie. The movie makes Christians out to be hippy freaks that just read You Version and lose all interest in the activities that they love. This movie certainly did more harm than good to Christianity.

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    • Trivia
      All scenes set in the United States were shot in and around Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Goofs
      The road signs to Darwin showed the distance in miles. All Australian roadsigns show the distances in kilometers.
    • Connections
      References L'été sans fin (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      It's not just about love
      Written by Jonah Johnson and Jeremy Soule

      Performed by Jonah Johnson

      Produced by Jeremy Soule

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 2014 (South Africa)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Africa
      • New Zealand
      • Indonesia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Perfect Wave: A Surfer's Glimpse Into Eternity
    • Filming locations
      • Bali, Indonesia
    • Production companies
      • Divine Inspiration Trading 679
      • Boomtown films
      • Fabulous Boomtown Boys
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $111,486
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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