Whip It (2009)
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.
Top billed cast
Elliot PageBliss Cavendar
Alia ShawkatPash
Marcia Gay HardenBrooke Cavendar
Kristen WiigMaggie Mayhem
Drew BarrymoreSmashley Simpson
Landon PiggOliver
Juliette LewisIron Maven
Zoë BellBloody Holly
Daniel SternEarl Cavendar
EveRosa Sparks
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