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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2009

Runtime1h 51m

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$16,633,035

Production

Dune Entertainment

Mandate Pictures

Vincent Pictures

Flower Films

Rye Road Productions

Babe Ruthless Productions

Barry Mendel Productions

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Mandate International

Movie

Whip It

2009

1h 51m

6.7

Drama

Synopsis

In Bodeen, Texas, 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.

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