Whip It (2009)

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Be your own hero.

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.

• Released: 2009-04-09
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,159 votes

Directed by Drew Barrymore.

Top cast

• Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar
• Alia Shawkat as Pash
• Marcia Gay Harden as Brooke Cavendar
• Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem
• Drew Barrymore as Smashley Simpson
• Landon Pigg as Oliver
• Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven
• Zoë Bell as Bloody Holly
• Daniel Stern as Earl Cavendar
• Eve as Rosa Sparks

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Whip It

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on JustWatch TV

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