Weekly Movie Throwdown

Episode 119: Point Break vs. The Fast and the Furious

June 30, 2026·1h 46m
Episode Description from the Publisher

It's often said that Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious from 2001 is the same film as Kathryn Bigelow's Point Break from 1991, but with cars instead of surfboards. Well this week on the show, Mike and Steven get to the bottom of that notion and talk through these two films to find out if that thinking is sound. Folllow the show on social media and vote for a winner each week.YOUTUBE: youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPodINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpodTHREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpodFACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpodLETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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