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Point Break

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 1991 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Point Break worth watching?

Point Break (1991) earns a 70% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (80%) responded more warmly than critics (69%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Point Break?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

70%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

69% Critic Score
80% Audience
58 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6
7.2 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 2m
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Patrick Swayze , Lori Petty , Gary Busey , John C. McGinley , James Le Gros , John Philbin , BoJesse Christopher , Lee Tergesen , Chris Pedersen
Language
English

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (69%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (80%).
  • Celluloid Score 70% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

Scores reflect data indexed at build time. Component sources are shown on this page; Celluloid Score is our composite, not a third-party trademark. Scoring policy

Is Point Break worth watching?

Yes — Point Break earns a 70% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Bodhi and Utah — Reeves’ undercover FBI agent opposite Patrick Swayze in Bigelow’s surfer-crime classic.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (80%) responded more warmly than critics (69%).

What is Point Break about?

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.

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