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Documentaries like The Endless Summer

Not everyone loves The Endless Summer for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Endless Summer

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like watching surfers chase waves nobody has ridden.

  2. You like empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town.

  3. You like a twangy surf guitar score over the footage.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Dogtown and Z-Boys2002

    • watching surfers chase waves nobody has ridden
    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like skateboarding and where its style came from.

  • The Art of Flight2011

    • empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town

    Good for you if you love snowy mountains nobody has ridden before.

  • Expedition Happiness2017

    • empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town

    Good for you if you like wild landscapes seen from the road.

  • For All Mankind1989

    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like Brian Eno's ambient music over space images.

  • Heima2007

    • empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town
    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you love Sigur Rós and slow, soaring music.

  • RETURN2024

    • watching surfers chase waves nobody has ridden

    Good for you if you like watching snowboarders try what nobody has landed yet.

  • When We Were Kings1996

    • watching surfers chase waves nobody has ridden
    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope.

  • Powaqqatsi1988

    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like a Philip Glass score carrying a whole film.

  • Kedi2017

    • empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town

    Good for you if you love cats and want to follow them through the streets.

  • The Last Waltz1978

    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like a whole concert of 1970s rock filmed up close.

  • Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii1972

    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you like long psychedelic jams played live.

  • ABBA: The Movie1977

    • a twangy surf guitar score over the footage

    Good for you if you love ABBA's hits played live.

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