roller skating
19 movies and shows
Skatetown, U.S.A.
Mon, 01 Oct 1979
A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.
Roller Boogie
Wed, 19 Dec 1979
Teen lovers Bobby and Terry band together with other roller skaters to try and prevent a powerful mobster taking over the land their favourite skating rink sits on, and compete in the Boogie Contest.
Rollerball
Wed, 25 Jun 1975
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Rollerball
Fri, 08 Feb 2002
In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
Blade Rollers
Sat, 31 Aug 2024
Honour West and Joan Camuglia-May share their experiences in this upbeat roller-skating documentary.
United Skates
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture.
A Date to Skate
Fri, 18 Nov 1938
Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink. She's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not a quick learner. Before long Olive ends up outside the rink, rolling wildly out of control.
Reuben the Roller Roo
Thu, 28 Apr 2022
A roller rink employee struggles to balance his love of entertaining children with the dangerous drug dealing he's doing on the side.
The Rink
Sat, 21 Feb 2015
Branch Brook Park Roller Rink, located in Newark, NJ, is one of the few remaining urban rinks of its kind. This concrete structure is nestled in a public park bordered by public housing and a highway. Upon first glance, the exterior resembles a fallout shelter; however, the streamers and lights of the interior are reminiscent of 1970s roller discos. This 55 minute documentary depicts a space cherished by skaters and a city struggling to move beyond its past and forge a new narrative amidst contemporary social issues.
Hell On Wheels
Wed, 19 Sep 2007
In 2001 a rowdy group of Austin women were determined to ressurect an old sport, but with a new spin. This is the beginning of a revolution: HELL ON WHEELS is the ass-kicking documentary film telling the story of a group of Texas women who band together to resurrect roller derby for the 21st century. Emerging from the Austin music and arts scene, these women create a rock and roll fueled version of all-girl roller derby that has spawned the derby craze that's sweeping the nation.
Robo Greaser
Wed, 08 Aug 2018
On the closing day of his beloved roller-rink, a retro robot does his best to survive his final shift despite his scummy boss, kinky coworker, and a whole host of eccentric new-age customers.
Rolling at The Tower
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Dating back to the 1800s, Birmingham’s roller skating scene is a flourishing, diverse community - but it lacks dedicated spaces. This community documentary explores the history of one roller venue, The Tower Ballroom, and considers what it tells us about the power of community action.
Leave It On The Track
Sun, 24 Jun 2012
Documentary following the friendship and rivalry between two teams in TXRD, a Texas roller derby league.
On the Rink
Tue, 29 May 2018
The regulars of Chicago's Southside Rink show off the style and personality of the place they have called home for generations.
Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening
Sun, 17 Aug 1980
Join Gallagher for his first TV special from 1980, complete with candy bar treats and a Sledge-O-Matic routine for which the audience was ill prepared.
The Roller Skate Craze
Sat, 03 Aug 1907
More than a dozen shots, some less than a second, of people wearing roller skates in various settings: a young man in skates sits on a low guardrail next to a city sidewalk reading, a woman with a child shoots by, a constable skates gingerly, a man skates by in suit and vest, another cleans front steps, children skate into a room where papa and siblings sit, someone slips at the base of stairs, a man in a cowboy hat moves fast, two jovial chubby women shake hands, our man in the hat trips over a wheelbarrow, then falls again as he rounds a corner, then down goes the constable. It's a crazy day on the city sidewalks.
Dow's: The Story of Helen & Roger
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Dow's Rollarena is a small family run skating rink where the owners are heading into their 60th year running the business.