Point Break

Point Break

100% pure adrenaline.

R 1991 · 122 min · ★ 7.1 (4K) · Action, Thriller, Crime

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.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Written by W. Peter Iliff

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