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Beaches

1988Movie2 h 3 minPG-13

59

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59

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Teens

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Hits close to home.
Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.
Leaves you longing.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+34)
Critics 44Audiences 78GoodWatch 60
Metascore46
Tomatometer41%
Audience score88%
User score8.0
Letterboxd · 32 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.0
Box office
2.9×its budget
Budget
$20 M
Worldwide
$57 M
Worldwide it earned $37 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 3 min
Longer than most comedies, +23 min on the typical 100
typical 100123
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
+17
Released
1988
December 21, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMusic
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 39
Directing · 1
Garry Marshall Director
Writing · 2
Mary Agnes Donoghue Screenplay
Iris Rainer Novel
Production · 4
Teri Schwartz Executive Producer
Bette Midler Producer
Bonnie Bruckheimer Producer
Margaret South Producer
Camera · 1
Dante Spinotti Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Richard Halsey Editor
Sound · 1
Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
Paul E. Short Stunts

Tropes

Adaptation Name Changein 2,105 titlesHillary Whitney is known as "Roberta White" in the original novel (and nicknamed "Bertie").Age Liftin 1,635 titlesIn the novel, the two girls meet at the ages of ten (Cee Cee) and seven (Bertie). In the film, CC and Hillary are both eleven in their first meeting.All 23 tropes

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