RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Check out the new RT Community
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • CommunityBeta
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches.
 
Movies / On DVD / Beaches
Beaches

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Add to List
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Bookmark and Share

Beaches (1988)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
27 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 6

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 4.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women -- one a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous... The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women -- one a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous Broadway star, and the other an attractive WASP from a wealthy San Francisco family who starts out with all the advantages in life yet manages to find nothing but disappointment. [More]

Starring: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Lainie Kazan

Starring: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Lainie Kazan

Director: Garry Marshall

Director: Garry Marshall

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

Rent DVD
 
 

Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.

 
 
Buy DVD
 
 
Release:

Aug 13, 2002

No Details Exist
 
 

Reviews for Beaches

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

No review available.

comment Comment
07/16/08
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Maudlin & weepy with tender performances by Midler and Hershey.

comment Comment
02/20/07
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

No review available.

comment Comment
06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

...it seems obvious that certain audiences will get a whole lot more out of it than others.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
05/08/05
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/30/05
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

there are few horrors as singularly terrifying as this movie

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
04/27/05
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

comment Comment
04/26/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

I enjoyed the first forty-five minutes of Beaches. Beyond that, I kept looking at my watch wondering when it was ever going to end.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
04/16/05
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

No review available.

comment Comment
03/24/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

No review available.

comment Comment
08/16/04
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

comment Comment
05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

comment Comment
08/21/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Vile trash.

comment Comment
06/11/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic

Horrible... just horrible.

comment 1 Comment
02/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

No review available.

comment Comment
11/18/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

breaks your heart

comment Comment
10/18/02
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
See More Topics...

Related Forums for Beaches

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

See All

More DVDs

Close
Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
—
 The Code
23%
23%
 Confessions of a Shopa…
39%
39%
 Inkheart
80%
80%
 Gran Torino
28%
28%
 Tyler Perry's Madea Go…

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
84%
84%
 Two Lovers
04%
04%
 Street Fighter: The Le…
27%
27%
 12 Rounds
23%
23%
 Jonas Brothers - The C…

More New Releases…

RT On Current TV

What’s Hot On RT

Exclusive Concept Art

Exclusive Concept Art

Images from Blood: The Last Vampire and more

50 States, 50 Movies

50 States, 50 Movies

This July 4th, take a cinematic road trip!

Johnny Depp's Best Movies

Johnny Depp's Best...

The finest work from Public Enemies' star.

Fred Durst's Faves

Fred Durst's Faves

The singer/director talks movies and more.

Other News

Close
  • Top Stories
  • Popular
  • Interviews
 
 

Comments

 
 
Top Stories
Headlines Comments
  
  • Brandon Routh Talks Superman's Future Source: Moviehole
 45
  • Sony's Amy Pascal Explains Moneyball Balk Source: Los Angeles Times
 6
  • Three Theaters Getting Harry Potter in IMAX Opening Day Source: Collider.com
 18
  • Weekly Ketchup: Adam Sandler joins The Zookeeper, David Fincher joins Facebook
 72
  • Zak Penn Talks The Avengers Source: Sci Fi Wire
 20
  • Watchmen Director's Cut Headed to Theaters Source: Collider.com
 32
  • Lorenzo di Bonaventura Talks G.I. Joe, Beverly Hills Cop 4, More Source: Collider.com
 14
  • (Teaser) Trailer Bulletin: The Last Airbender Source: MTV
 61
  • Johnny Depp Talks Alice, Pirates 4, Dark Shadows Source: Collider.com
 12
  • New Alice in Wonderland Concept Art, Stills Posted Source: USA Today
 26
Popular
Headlines Comments
  
  • Box Office Guru Wrapup: Transformers 2 Generates Explosive Box Office
 168
  • Critics Consensus: Solid Public Enemies Doesn't Quite Bring The Noise
 103
  • Five Favorite Films with Fred Durst
 85
  • RoboGeisha: 2009's Most Insane Trailer?
 73
  • Total Recall: Johnny Depp's Best Movies
 66
  • RT on DVD: Street Fighter, Transmorphers 2, and Uwe Boll's Tunnel Rats!
 36
  • Academy Invites Tyler Perry, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen to Join Oscar Ranks
 28
  • Karl Malden: 1912-2009
 17
  • Box Office Guru Preview: Dinosaurs and Gangsters Spark Fireworks
 16
  • Edinburgh 2009: RT's 10 Must-See Movies
 9
Interviews
Headlines Comments
  
  • RT Interview: Director Carlos Cuaron on Rudo and Cursi
 0
  • RT Interview: Tony Scott on The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
 10
  • Cannes 2009: RT Interview - Sally Hawkins on We Want Sex
 2
  • RT Interview: Tilda Swinton on Julia
 5
  • Hollywood Legend Debbie Reynolds Reflects On her Life in Showbiz
 10
  • Exclusive: McG Talks Terminator Salvation
 24
  • Georgia Groome - Fresh Talent on RT
 5
  • RT Interview: Reading The Reader with Stephen Daldry
 11
  • RT Interview: Oscar Nominee Melissa Leo
 7
  • Carey Mulligan - Fresh Talent on RT
 7
 
 

Sponsored Links

Around The Network

  • Beaches at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Beaches at IGN

Fresh Links

Featured
Appreciating Michael Jackson
Appreciating Michael Jackson External Link

TIME music critic Josh Tyrangiel remembers - and appreciates - the high peak of Michael Jackson's career in the early '80s.

10 Best Picture Noms?
10 Best Picture Noms? External Link

With the Best Picture Oscar noms now 10 deep, BuzzSugar looks at 10 films that should have made the cut.

Successful Sci-Fi Sequels
Successful Sci-Fi Sequels External Link

Sequels never used to be as good as the original, but now they can be even better. Can Transformers 2 follow suit?

Films That Time Forgot
Films That Time Forgot External Link

The AV Club's Zack Handlen explores why Snowbeast has been dismissed and forgotten.

 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Games| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive | Green Pixels


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2009, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.