Whip It (2009)

Directed by

Drew Barrymore

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,136 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in a small Texas town joins a roller derby team. She finds a new sense of purpose and independence as she navigates friendships and family expectations.

energeticfunempoweringupbeatlightheartedquirkyfast-paced

What happens

Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Drew Barrymore from a screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl. It stars Elliot Page as a teenage girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team. The film also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Alia Shawkat, Kristen Wiig, Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, and Daniel Stern. Whip It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 2, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a box office disappointment, grossing $16.6 million worldwide against its $15 million budget. Whip It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 26, 2010 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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