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10 Best Movies Like Big Wednesday

If you loved Big Wednesday, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Drift

Drift

2013★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry....

#2
Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks....

#3
Breath

Breath

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando....

#4
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college....

#5
Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

2005★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Ton...

#6
Blue Crush

Blue Crush

2002★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Wednesday for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the P...

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