Beautiful Thing (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 17 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
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 kitchen-sink realism from Channel Four Films, adapted from the play by Jonathan Harvey.... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Glen Berry, Tameka Empson, Scott Neal, Linda Henry
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01/26/06 03:16 AM
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04/09/05 03:59 AM
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08/30/03 08:16 AM
just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama
07/27/03 08:20 AM
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05/20/03 05:22 PM
Top Critic Beautiful Thing might be the most beloved of all the gay-youth movies released in the late 90s
04/27/03 10:11 AM
Delightful English film which charts the dawning of love between two homosexuals.
08/28/02 10:17 AM
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06/05/02 08:07 AM
This movie has a sharply observed sense of family and community and astonishingly natural acting.
01/09/02 08:07 AM
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.
02/14/01 12:37 AM
Top Critic 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.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
The performances are mostly quite good, but the script definitely needs work.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Represents a keen, personal look at the difficulties of growing up gay in a heterosexual world.
01/01/00 12:00 AM
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