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Beaches (1988)
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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
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Reviews for Beaches
...it seems obvious that certain audiences will get a whole lot more out of it than others.
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.
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