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Grind

2003 · 104 min · Director: Casey La Scala ★ IMDb 6 · 14,575 ratings

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While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers and his best friends, Dustin, a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world--and getting paid to skate. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson's skate demo tour hits town, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he'll sign them up for his renowned skate team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercepted by Jimmy's road manager and they can't get their foot in the door, much less their boards. But they do get some free advice: keep skating, stay true to yourself, and stay in the game--if you're good, you'll get noticed. Following their dream-- and Jimmy's national tour--Eric, Dustin and Matt start their own skate team, reluctantly sponsored by Dustin and his college fund. After recruiting laid-back ladies man Sweet Lou to join their crew and provide the wheels for their tour, team Super Duper launches the ride of their lives in an outrageous road trip from Chi-town to Santa Monica. The professional scene doesn't exactly welcome nobody skaters, but these outsiders stick together through extreme misadventures. In their quest to go pro, they meet professional vert skating champions Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist and Pierre Luc Gagnon, skate pro Bam Margera and his crew Preston Lacy, Ehren Danger McGhehey and Jason Wee Man Acuña, as well as sexy skate chick Jamie as they grind handrails across America and force the skateboarding world to give 'em a piece of the action.

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Grind (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Humor 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor25%
  2. Joy20%
  3. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Sport. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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  • Joy
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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %38 %20 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor48 %44 %20 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor54 %48 %24 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor55 %50 %23 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor55 %53 %19 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor50 %48 %14 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor49 %46 %11 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor59 %56 %14 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Humor60 %57 %14 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor55 %51 %10 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Humor56 %53 %8 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Humor56 %54 %11 %15 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Humor56 %49 %13 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Humor56 %44 %15 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor56 %44 %26 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Hope59 %43 %30 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Excitement59 %39 %31 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Excitement63 %38 %46 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Joy72 %38 %63 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Mike Vogel

Eric Rivers

JK
Joey Kern

VV
Vince Vieluf

Matt Jensen

JK
Joey Kern

Sweet Lou

BM
Bam Margera

Bam

Jason London

Jimmy Wilson

SA
Summer Altice

Winona

EM
Erin Murphy

Hot Mama

BL
Baron La Scala

In Utero

Stephen Root

Cameron

SJ
Sasha Jenson

Greg

Brian Posehn

Orville the Scraggly Guy

DC
Donte Calarco

Buxom Girl #1

OT
Olanna Taskey

Lanna Taskey

CF
Chad Fernandez

Rival Skater #1

AB
Alfred Briere

Rival Skater #2

EM
Ehren McGhehey

Rival Skater #3

Details

Directed by
Casey La Scala
Written by
Ralph Sall
Type
Movies
Released
2003
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 14,575 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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