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The Beach

The Beach

Somewhere on this planet it must exist.

20006.51h 59m

Overview

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Alex Garland, John Hodge
Produced by Andrew Macdonald
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $144.1M

Top Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Richard

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Françoise

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Étienne

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Sal

Staffan Kihlbom

Staffan Kihlbom

Christo

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Keaty

Peter Youngblood Hills

Peter Youngblood Hills

Zeph

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Daffy

Jerry Swindall

Jerry Swindall

Sammy

Lars Arentz-Hansen

Lars Arentz-Hansen

Bugs

Themes & Keywords

exotic islandbeachbased on novel or bookhippiemapcommunedelusionshark attackthailandbackpackercommunitymarijuanasharkextramarital affairvoiceover

About The Beach

The Beach is a drama, adventure, romance, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of exotic island, beach, based on novel or book, hippie, map, commune. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet. Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

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