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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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Reviews for Beautiful Thing
just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama
Beautiful Thing might be the most beloved of all the gay-youth movies released in the late 90s
Delightful English film which charts the dawning of love between two homosexuals.
This movie has a sharply observed sense of family and community and astonishingly natural acting.
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.
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.
The performances are mostly quite good, but the script definitely needs work.
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