After a series of bank robberies by a gang who call themselves the 'Ex-Presidents', the F.B.I suspect the culprits to be a gang of surfers who spend their days surfing on the coastal part of Los Angeles. In an attempt to catch them in the act they send young agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) to infiltrate the gang and become one of their own in hopes to find out the truth. Johnny meets Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) and they soon become close friends, but as Johnny starts to enjoy the surfer life he soon strays from his mission objective and slowly becomes one of the gang. When the truth comes out will he stay true to his profession or to his friend?

Classic action-thriller from Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days, The Hurt Locker). (Matt Fairfield)