

The Big Chill
The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
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6.8/10
670 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $56.3M
- Language
- English
- friendship
- suicide
- regret
- funeral
- gathering
- bat
- nostalgia
- south carolina
- morning
- reunion
- marijuana
- group of friends
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR30 Sept 1983
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1523 Feb 1984
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM23 Feb 1984
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto Film Festival9 Sept 1983
- Theatrical30 Sept 1983
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical23 Feb 1984
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical5 Apr 1984
BrazilBR
- Theatrical5 Apr 1984
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical29 Apr 1984
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical15 Mar 1984
FinlandFI
- Theatrical30 Mar 1984
FranceFR
- TheatricalU7 Mar 1984
- Physical24 Feb 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 Apr 1984
Frequently asked questions
The Big Chill was released on 30 September 1983.
Audience reviews
2- P10/10
Peter McGinn
8/11/2020
Although we haven’t watched it in many years, my wife and I include The Big Chill as one of a handful of our favorite movies ever. Boy, were we young when we first watched it! It has been so long that until I recently read a description of it on this website, I couldn’t have told you any of the characters’ names, though I could have reeled off several of the actors: Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Jobeth Wil…
- W6/10
Wuchak
5/11/2023
**_The growing ennui of college grads from the 60s in the early 80s_** Seven former college friends from Michigan meet near the coast in small town South Carolina after the death of one of their old gang. They spend the weekend together reminiscing on their youthful ideals, where they are now, and where they’re going. Written & directed by Lawrence Kasdan, “The Big Chill” (1983) has the same plot as “The Return…
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