“Soul Surfer” begins like most other coming-of-age movie dramas. A young heroine, surfer girl Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb), sketches out the details of her sunny life in a quick voice-over.

The real story of surfer Bethany Hamilton is so remarkable that it makes the film version seem embroidered by Hollywood’s heavy hand, even though it’s not. At 13, Bethany was attacked by a 14 ...

Soul Surfer is the best faith-based film ever made, an uplifting, entertaining and wonderfully acted account of surfer Bethany Hamilton’s life before and after a shark bit off her arm in the ...

Soul Surfer: Film Review. AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt star in director Sean McNamara's idealized take on one-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton.

1. Forgive me, but I just don't have the heart to rip into "Soul Surfer" the way I know you want me to. This is a corny, dopey, painfully earnest film that just desperately wants to move you, but ...

FilmDistrict, the new distribution company under the GK Films umbrella, will release “Soul Surfer,” the true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, as its first film. By Gregg Kilday Freelance ...

Pro Surfer Bethany Hamilton Shows Her ‘Real’ Self in New Documentary By Audrey Cleo Yap. ... Hamilton’s story received the Hollywood treatment with the movie “Soul Surfer,” based on her ...

Bethany Hamilton, the subject of the 2011 feature Soul Surfer starring AnnaSophia Robb, is getting into the acting business herself. She will join the cast of Alcon Entertainment’s Dolphin Tale ...

The university’s 2025 convocation had “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton share her inspiring story with students. Headlines - 8 p.m. Have the day's biggest stories arrive in your inbox at 8 p.m.