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Whip It

2009 Directed by Drew Barrymore

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In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

Ellen Page Alia Shawkat Kristen Wiig Drew Barrymore Shannon Eagen Landon Pigg Zoë Bell Juliette Lewis Ari Graynor Sarah Habel Marcia Gay Harden Jimmy Fallon Andrew Wilson Eve Daniel Stern Har Mar Superstar Carlo Alban Wallace Bridges John Lepard Austin Bickel

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Review by Katie ★★★★

OKAY BUT DON'T YOU KNOW THAT ALL THESE GIRLS HAD SO MUCH FUN MAKING THIS MOVIE
Review by jose ★★★★★

I'm just gonna come out and say it: bliss is braver than any US marine
Review by Graham Williamson ★★★★½ 11

I won't lie that teenage me had a massive crush on Drew Barrymore. (Adult me is a proper reviewer and completely immune to such dubious favouritism, hem hem) When her directorial debut came out in the UK, a story of unsuccessful beauty pageant contestant Bliss Cavendar finding personal epiphanies in the proudly unpretty world of roller derby, I listed it as one of my favourite films of the year. Afterwards I came to wonder if I'd overrated it.

Watching it again? I think I'd underrated it.

Whip It is the teen movie I'd been waiting years for, a wonderful thing that lives so perfectly in between arthouse and Hollywood depictions of teenage life - a more emotional and realistic Mean…
Review by tara ★★★★★

1. that was the gayest straight movie I have ever seen 2. I love kristen wiig So Very Much
Review by kayla ★★★★ 3

Omg I’m crying because I love Bliss’s dad so much what a great guy. The cast was so much fun and the soundtrack was awesome. I kinda wanna try roller derby it seems fun even though I’d get my ass 100% kicked by it
Review by The AdamScott 1

for an entire 12 hours my friend was talking about Whiplash and I kept thinking it was this movie

Recent reviews

Review by Alex

Fun fact, you never hear the refs whistle in this film.

Remember when I used to skate? #sad
Review by ErinLovesMovies ★★★

My second favorite movie about a Miss Bluebonnet Pageant
Review by anniemcgill ★★★★

drew barrymore somehow shoehorns the most useless straight subplot because she knew that this movie's energies were too gay
Review by Hayley ★★★★

Drew Barrymore kicks everyone's ass in front of and behind the camera. Director goals.
That pool scene is the cutest shit btw and I need it to happen in my life
Review by Cassie Wood ★★★½

This is a lesbian movie even though there isn’t a lesbian couple. On a related note, why isn’t Ellen Page in more on-screen lesbian relationships? She should be. Anyway, we are all lesbians for Ellen Page.
Review by kellieherson ★★★ 1

imagine how much more charming this would be if jimmy fallon were not in it
Review by Belu ★★★★★

El debut de Drew detrás de cámaras no tuvo mucha repercusión en el mundo cinéfilo, pero es una joyita del cine coming-of-age que está por ahí escondida. Con un reparto coral con estrellas como Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis y Marcia Gay Harden (por nombrar algunas), Ellen Page brilla como Bliss, nuestra 'rebelde' protagonista que descubrió que los concursos de belleza no eran lo suyo y se topó al grupo de patinadoras más copadas del mundo cuando buscaba lo que realmente quiere hacer de su vida y hacerlo porque ella quiere, no por alguien más.
Si después de verla no querés hacer roller derby, entonces no la viste.
Review by - ̗̀spark jonez ̖́- ★★★½

can sum1 whip me,,, but like,, in the roller derby way bc that looks so fun i love being small n doing shit that requires other people’s physical strength
Review by taytayp20 ★★★★

WOMEN R RAD