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Soul Surfer
Directed by
Sean McNamara
PG
2011
1h 52m
Drama
,
Family
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and more
7.0
45%
75%
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Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
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Cast of Soul Surfer
AnnaSophia Robb
Bethany Hamilton
Helen Hunt
Cheri Hamilton
Dennis Quaid
Tom Hamilton
Carrie Underwood
Sarah Hill
Kevin Sorbo
Holt Blanchard
Ross Thomas
Noah Hamilton
Chris Brochu
Timmy Hamilton
Lorraine Nicholson
Alana Blanchard
Jeremy Sumpter
Byron
Sonya Balmores
Malina Birch
Craig T. Nelson
Dr. David Rovinsky
Cody Gomes
Keoki
Branscombe Richmond
Ben Aipa
Titus Kinimaka
Titus
John Philbin
Fuel TV Reporter #2
Tahini Bartolome
Girl at Foodland
Bridget Tully
Mother at Foodland
Tiffany Hofstetter
Rosemary
Kelly Crean
Front Yard News Reporter
Dylan Slater
Turtle Bay Open Announcer
Annie Gerstenberger
Thailand Village Elder
Sean McNamara
Rip Curl Executive / Director / Writer / Producer
Yasmin Dar
Transworld Surf Reporter #1
Christie Brooke
National Surf Fan #1
Cayla Moore
Surfer Girl #1
Moon Otteman
Surfer Girl #2
David Tice
Contest Official
Wesley Mann
Calvin
Patrick Richwood
Todd
Kimberly-Rose Wolter
Nurse
Kaleo Relator
Boom
Irie Driscoll
Ukulele Girl #1
Faith Fay
Media Gnat
David Chokachi
Paramedic #1
David Stanfield
Nationals Announcer #1
Beau Hodge
Nationals Announcer #2
Dutch Hofstetter
Brandon / Producer
Michael Coots
Photoshoot Photograher
Kaipo Guerrero
HI Regionals Announcer #1
Rocky Canon
HI Regionals Announcer #2
Mark Kubr
ESPN Reporter
Kim Morgan Greene
Female Reporter
Shelley Trotter
Nurse #2
Arlene Newman
Cydney Blanchard
Bailey Nagy
Surfer Olivia Jenner
Leilani Gryde
Surfer Zoe Madsen
Kristen Steiner
Surfer Kaila Kahani
Lauren Beach
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Davo Coria
Photographer #2 (uncredited)
Christian Franklin
Keoki's Friend (uncredited)
Massi Furlan
(voice) (uncredited)
Sean Douglas Hoban
Photographer Assistant (uncredited)
Eric James
Keoki's Friend (uncredited)
Troy Manandic
Youth (uncredited)
Josh Margulies
Halloween Party Surfer (uncredited)
Stephen Meyers
Youth Group (uncredited)
Ingrid Seid
Surfer Fan (uncredited)
Christopher Simms
News Photographer (uncredited)
Joe Toro
Paramedic #2 (uncredited)
Roy Vongtama
Voice Artist (uncredited)
Joseph Wilson
Kauai Local (uncredited)
Deborah Schwartz
Writer
Michael Berk
Writer
Rick Bundschuh
Writer
Douglas Schwartz
Writer / Producer
David Brookwell
Producer
David Zelon
Producer
Soul Surfer Ratings & Reviews
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March 25, 2025
This is my all-time favorite movie. Bethany Hamilton is so inspiring to me because she never quit even when she almost wanted to give up. I am a disabled individual who looks up to Hamilton, and she inspires me to be the best person I can be! Thank you for changing my life and everyone else's life who has seen this film! You are incredible!
Film.com
Christine Champ
Soul Surfer seems simply too sugar-coated to be true.
Slant Magazine
Glenn Heath Jr.
The brazenly cheap look to the special effects sends the film into MST3K territory, and it's certainly the most hilariously awful surprise attack by a shark since Samuel L. Jackson got devoured by one in Deep Blue Sea.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
You wonder why this movie isn't a documentary, rather than a synthetic feature film with the heroine's arm digitally removed.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Hamilton is played, blandly, by Anna Sophia Robb, and her devoted parents, less bland, are played by Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt. The surfing footage, much of it shot off the coast of Kauai, is not bland at all.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
It's Bethany and Alana's friendship - its sturdiness and vulnerability, its laughs and sincere apologies - that rules the day.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
A by-the-numbers biopic about young surfer Bethany Hamilton.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
The swells of inspirational storytelling sometimes threaten to swamp the underlying inspirational story.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The flaw in the storytelling strategy of "Soul Surfer" is that it doesn't make Bethany easy to identify with. She's almost eerie in her optimism. Her religious faith is so unshaken, it feels taken for granted.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Shamelessly pandering to the elusive Christian family audience, a committee of 18 producers and seven writers has removed nearly every trace of grit from this airbrushed portrait.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
It's a compelling tale of surf and survival.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
Does nearly everything you expect it to, but it does it more likably and satisfyingly than you might think it would.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
Its bubbling optimism and spectacular scenery are hard not to like.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Bethany's determination and faith are remarkable. It's too bad this movie made a brave young woman's life appear like an unremarkable soap opera.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
The surfer's story is so made-for-cinema that a complete wipeout seems almost impossible. And yet the filmmakers come pretty close.
New York Times
Andy Webster
As a portrait of a spirited, resilient athlete, the movie succeeds best, unafraid to face its heroine's daunting challenges directly.
Movieline
Stephanie Zacharek
Soul Surfer is the kind of sturdy, satisfying family drama that doesn't get made very often anymore. But even beyond that, at crucial moments it shows there's actually a brain behind the camera.
CinemaBlend
Katey Rich
A movie of easily digestible truths and canned inspirational messages, taking every possible easy route though a story that could have used a few more thorns.
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
like its main character, it really comes alive when it catches the waves.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The best moments come when Robb's all-purpose toughness experiences vulnerable doubt. These moments are flickers, but they're bright and human.
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