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... [More]
Starring: Glen Berry, Tameka Empson, Scott Neal, Linda Henry
Director: Hettie MacDonald
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Reviews for Beautiful Thing
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just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama Full Review |
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Beautiful Thing might be the most beloved of all the gay-youth movies released in the late 90s Full Review |
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Delightful English film which charts the dawning of love between two homosexuals. Full Review |
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This movie has a sharply observed sense of family and community and astonishingly natural acting. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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