Surf's Up

2007 American computer-animated mockumentary comedy film
Movie film Q633053
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Summary

Surf's Up is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,536 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: animated film[3]
  • Director: Ash Brannon[4], Chris Buck[5]
  • Screenwriter: Don Rhymer[6], Ash Brannon[7], Chris Buck[8], Chris Jenkins[9]
  • Composer: Mychael Danna[10]
  • Genre: comedy film[11]
  • Followed by: Surf's Up 2: WaveMania[12]
  • Producer: Chris Jenkins[13]
  • Part of the series: list of Sony Pictures Animation productions[14]
  • Production company: Sony Pictures Imageworks[15], Sony Pictures Animation[16], Columbia Pictures[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Commons category: Surf's Up (film)[19]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[20], theatrical release[21]
  • Review score: 79%[22], 6.7/10[23]
  • Color: color[24]
  • Country of origin: United States[25]
  • Inception: 2007[26]
  • Publication date: June 8, 2007[27], September 13, 2007[28]
  • Sport: surfing[29]
  • Voice actor: Shia LaBeouf[30], Jeff Bridges[31], Diedrich Bader[32], James Woods[33], Mario Cantone[34], Jon Heder[35], Zooey Deschanel[36]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[37], Netflix[38], Columbia Pictures[39], Sony Pictures Television[40], Sony Pictures[41]
  • Official website: https://www.surfsup.com/[42]
  • Main subject: penguin[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[44], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[45]
  • Title: Surf's Up[46]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[47]

Why It Matters

Surf's Up has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', '
    Ampas collections film id → W092041
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 43424
    P14759 → t424
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  3. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14759 → t424
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14759: 424, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312507952|Surf's Up (#312507952)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8293|Dubbinfo (film)]] #mix'n'"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2007-06-08T00:00:00Z, +2007-09-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Don Rhymer, Ash Brannon, Chris Buck +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+86'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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