In this thriller based on an Alex Garland novel and directed by Danny Boyle (Sunshine), a young American backpacker (Leonardo...
In this thriller based on an Alex Garland novel and directed by Danny Boyle (Sunshine), a young American backpacker (Leonardo DiCaprio, Don't Look Up) in Thailand comes into possession of a strange map leading to a rumoured island paradise.
Also stars Tilda Swinton (Memoria) and Virginie Ledoyen (Farewell, My Queen).
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21 %122 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
57 %217,704 reviewsAudience score rating
"You can throw this adaptation of Alex Garland's novel back into the sea."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Watching The Beach is like experiencing a script conference where only sequences are discussed -- never the whole film. What is it about, anyway?"
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"The Beach is not a terrible movie, just an insubstantial one."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The Beach taps into something powerful that can't be overwhelmed by individual moments of silliness."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Structured for an audience more familiar with MTV's Road Rules than with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"Its narrative waters become rather muddy in the late going, and its currents finally don't run very deep."
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Variety
Variety"Ultimately, it seems more bland than bad."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"Tedious and unsatisfying."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A movie that tries to take us from heaven to hell but winds up leaving us in limbo: exasperated and dumbfounded."
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune"The Beach is beautiful, everyone has a lovely tan. But it's nothing to write home about."
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CNN
CNN"There's only so much meaningful interplay you can get out of a beachful of slackers and some tanning oil."
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New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsThe Beach | Details
- Rating
- R,
- Runtime
- 119
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
