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Beach Rats

Beach Rats

20176.01h 39m

Overview

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

Directed by Eliza Hittman
Written by Eliza Hittman
Produced by Shrihari Sathe, Brad Becker-Parton, Andrew Goldman
Box Office0Revenue: $487K

Top Cast

Harris Dickinson

Harris Dickinson

Frankie

Madeline Weinstein

Madeline Weinstein

Simone

Kate Hodge

Kate Hodge

Donna

Neal Huff

Neal Huff

Joe

N

Nicole Flyus

Carla

Frank Hakaj

Frank Hakaj

Nick

David Ivanov

David Ivanov

Alexei

Anton Selyaninov

Anton Selyaninov

Jesse

Harrison Sheehan

Harrison Sheehan

Jeremy

Douglas Everett Davis

Douglas Everett Davis

Harry

Themes & Keywords

coming outbisexualitymelancholyfamily relationshipsconey islandmarijuanamale homosexualitydrugslgbtlgbt teenolder man younger man relationshipsexual explorationwoman directorexploring sexualityhookuponline hookupgay themeboys' love (bl)complicateddishearteningempatheticteen smoking

About Beach Rats

Beach Rats is a drama, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of coming out, bisexuality, melancholy, family relationships, coney island, marijuana. Directed by Eliza Hittman, it stars Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge. On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

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