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

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Podcast: [Weekly Movie Throwdown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-movie-throwdown-7050882)
Published: 2026-06-30T18:06:01+00:00
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## Resource

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/@MovieThrowdownPod INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/ TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod THREADS: threads.com/@moviethrowdownpod FACEBOOK: facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod LETTERBOXD: letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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