The Beach

Theatrical - Wide 2000-02-03

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio Virginie Ledoyen Guillaume Canet Tilda Swinton Staffan Kihlbom
Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by John Hodge

Box Office Gross: $144,056,873

Running Time: 119 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Figment Films

Genres: Adventure Drama Romance Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

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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The Beach

Posted 26 years ago

Review Date: Director: Danny Boyle Writer: John Hodge Producers: Andrew MacDonald Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio Virginie Ledoyen Guillaime Canet Plot: A young American looking for adventure in Bangkok gets a hold of a secret map to a paradise island and takes...

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