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Movies Like Drive Thru South Central America

If you liked Drive Thru South Central America (2004), a movie directed by Greg Browning, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Chasing Mavericks

    Chasing Mavericks (2012)

    ★ 7/10

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

  2. 2The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer (1966)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, himself a competition-level surfer, follows surfers Michael Hynson and Robert August on an around-the-world surfing adventure. With Brown's wry, sardonic narration and a twangy…

  3. 3Point Break

    Point Break (1991)

    ★ 7.2/10

    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…

  4. 4Under the Sea 3D

    Under the Sea 3D (2009)

    ★ 7/10

    Imagine a world of incredible color and beauty. Of crabs wearing jellyfish for hats. Of fish disguised as frogs, stones and shag carpets. Of a kaleidoscope of life dancing and weaving, floating and darting in an…

  5. 5Bananas

    Bananas (1971)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

  6. 6Riding Giants

    Riding Giants (2004)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

  7. 7Kodachrome

    Kodachrome (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for…

  8. 8Breath

    Breath (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10

    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.

  9. 9Drift

    Drift (2013)

    ★ 5.8/10

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

  10. 10Our Brand Is Crisis

    Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.

  11. 11Drive

    Drive (2011)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When…

  12. 12Soul Surfer

    Soul Surfer (2011)

    ★ 7/10

    The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.

  13. 13Orange County

    Orange County (2002)

    ★ 6/10

    Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another…

  14. 14...All the Marbles

    ...All the Marbles (1981)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.

  15. 15Eenie Meanie

    Eenie Meanie (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.

  16. 16Bunraku

    Bunraku (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10

    In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

  17. 17The Slammin' Salmon

    The Slammin' Salmon (2009)

    ★ 5.8/10

    The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to…

  18. 18xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.

  19. 19Trigger Point

    Trigger Point (2021)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.

  20. 20Black Mirror

    Black Mirror (2011)

    ★ 7.8/10

    A nameless drifter navigates a barren landscape punctuated by satellite dishes, radio towers and droning airplanes. Stopping periodically in anonymous hotel rooms, she makes attempts to connect to an unidentified…

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