The Beach overview

The Beach

Synopsis:

For his first major project after the overwhelming success of Titanic, Leonardo Di Caprio took a risky path in this adaptation of Alex Garland's acclaimed novel, directed by Danny Boyle. Richard (Di Caprio) is an American backpacking through Asia with a handful of friends from Europe. While in Bangkok, he meets a mad Scotsman who calls himself Daffy Duck (Robert Carlyle). Shortly before Mr. Duck kills himself, he gives Richard a crude map to a place in Thailand that he claims is paradise on earth: beautiful, unspoiled, and uninhabited.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Danny Boyle
  • Studio: Figment Films
  • Year: 2000
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Bangkok, Thailand
  • MPAA Rating: R (for violence, some strong sexuality, language and drug content)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Adventure, Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2000 02 11 (USA)