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Beautiful Thing

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Beautiful Thing (1996)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:17

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The offbeat, underachieving denizens of a southeast London apartment building get an emotional wake-up call when two of the neighbors--two teen boys--unexpectedly fall in love. Tenderhearted... The offbeat, underachieving denizens of a southeast London apartment building get an emotional wake-up call when two of the neighbors--two teen boys--unexpectedly fall in love. Tenderhearted kitchen-sink realism from Channel Four Films, adapted from the play by Jonathan Harvey. [More]

Starring: Glen Berry, Tameka Empson, Scott Neal, Linda Henry

Starring: Glen Berry, Tameka Empson, Scott Neal, Linda Henry

Director: Hettie MacDonald

Director: Hettie MacDonald
Screenwriter: Jonathan Harvey

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Jake Euker
Jake Euker
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Emanuel Levy
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Robin Clifford
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Rich Cline
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08/30/03
Stephen Tropiano
Stephen Tropiano
PopMatters

just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
07/27/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
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Palo Alto Weekly
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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Beautiful Thing might be the most beloved of all the gay-youth movies released in the late 90s

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04/27/03
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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Delightful English film which charts the dawning of love between two homosexuals.

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08/28/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

This movie has a sharply observed sense of family and community and astonishingly natural acting.

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01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline

Because the film is so effective for its first two-thirds and because it has its heart in the right place throughout, audiences may be willing to forgive its final third.

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02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Manages to do what few films have done -- convey coming out with the specificity that draws viewers in while conveying a universality that hits home.

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Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner

The performances are mostly quite good, but the script definitely needs work.

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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
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