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Soul Surfer
2011
· Movie
· 112 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2873
- IMDb #2253
- Google retired #1846
- Rotten Tomatoes #3127
- Metacritic #2698
- Letterboxd #3468
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4051
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2146
- Metacritic Critics #3131
- Metacritic Audience #1771
- Criticker #2396
- Kinopoisk #817
- AlloCiné #1057
- Trakt #1372
Every rating
42–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 86. Critics average 49, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A rising teenage surfer loses her arm in a shark attack, a tragedy that devastates her dream of becoming a professional. With the support of her family and community, she must find the courage and determination to return to the water. She struggles to adapt her technique and overcome physical and emotional hurdles to compete again.
Details
- Director
- Sean McNamara
- Studio
- Enticing Entertainment, Island Film Group, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Life's a Beach Entertainment
- Released
- 8 April 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $47.1M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →3 wins from 10 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Best Drama 2011 | Best Drama | Soul Surfer | Winner |
| Best Female Images in a Movie 2011 | Best Female Images in a Movie | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
| Best Film for Family Audiences 2011 | Best Film for Family Audiences | Soul Surfer | Winner |
| Best Original Score 2011 | Best Original Score | Marco Beltrami | Winner |
| Best Sports Movie 2011 | Best Sports Movie | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Drama 2011 | Choice Movie Drama | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Drama Actress 2011 | Choice Movie Drama Actress | AnnaSophia Robb | Nominee |
| Favorite Book Adaptation 2011 | Favorite Book Adaptation | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
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10 awards — Soul Surfer
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Best Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama | Soul Surfer | Winner |
Best Film for Family Audiences
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film for Family Audiences | Soul Surfer | Winner |
Best Original Score
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Marco Beltrami | Winner |
Best Female Images in a Movie
1 nomination
| Best Female Images in a Movie | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
Best Sports Movie
1 nomination
| Best Sports Movie | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
Choice Movie Drama
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Drama | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
Choice Movie Drama Actress
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Drama Actress | AnnaSophia Robb | Nominee |
Favorite Book Adaptation
1 nomination
| Favorite Book Adaptation | Soul Surfer | Nominee |
Most Inspiring Performance in Movies in 2011
1 nomination
| Most Inspiring Performance in Movies in 2011 | Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb, Kevin Sorbo | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Feature – Studio or Independent Comedy
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Feature – Studio or Independent Comedy | Joey Paul Jensen | Nominee |