The Beach

2000, Drama/Adventure, 2h 0m

121 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

critics consensus

Critics say The Beach is unfocused and muddled, a shallow adaptation of the novel it is based on. Points go to the gorgeous cinematography, though. Read critic reviews

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Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen), Etienne (Guillaume Canet) and Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) try to evade a deadly menace in 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 15

Etienne (Guillaume Canet) and Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen) watch Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) burn the map to the island in 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 16

Director Danny Boyle (left) and cinematographer Darius Khondji on the set of 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 17

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Richard, reacting to danger in a cannabis field in 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 18

Robert Carlyle is Daffy, the man who provides Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) with the map to a secret island paradise in 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 19

Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen), Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Etienne (Guillaume Canet) ponder the distance they must swim in 20th Century Fox's The Beach photo 20

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Movie Info

The desire to find something real -- to connect with something or someone -- is what drives Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio), a young American backpacker who arrives in Thailand with adventure on his mind. Etienne (Guillaume Canet) and Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen) join him on an adventure to "The Beach," a mystical paradise. However, this paradise is less than perfect.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Adventure
Original Language:

English
Director:

Danny Boyle
Producer:

Andrew Macdonald
Writer:

Alex Garland, John Hodge
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 11, 2000 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 23, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA):

$39.8M
Runtime:

2h 0m
Distributor:

20th Century Fox
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio
Richard

Tilda Swinton
Sal

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen
Francoise

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet
Etienne

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph
Keaty

Robert Carlyle
Daffy

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News & Interviews for The Beach

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Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So

Critical Consensus: "Apocalypto" Is Bloody Good; "Blood Diamond" Needs Polish; "Unaccompanied" Is Minor; "Holiday" Is So-So

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Critic Reviews for The Beach

All Critics (121) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (96)

Full Review… Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader

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Audience Reviews for The Beach

Aug 26, 2013

It isn't something to celebrate but DiCaprio was brilliant as usual.

Maymay A Super Reviewer
Apr 21, 2012

This was fun. Stop hating everyone! It ain't that bad!

ZACHO D Super Reviewer
Dec 27, 2011

The film goes all over the place and in the end barely saves itself. The acting is good but nothing special and Boyle's directing wasn't exactly there. More of an exercise with a big budget, Boyle uses new techniques to grab our attention but ultimately leaves most viewers unsatisfied.

paul o Super Reviewer
Oct 21, 2011

Directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and features Tilda Swinton, Robert Carlyle, Virginie Ledoyen and Guillaume Canet. It was filmed on the Thai island Koh Phi Phi.Despite the exotic and exquisit cinematography, th e beautiful Virginie Ledoyen and the extreme Danny Boyle directing, this is a silly movie made upon a silly story.The off speach of Di Caprio is horrible as he sounds like a child narrating a bed time story.Tilda Swinton performance is poor .The geniality of Boyle make a strike out of the spot on this.

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