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The Beach

Somewhere on this planet it must exist.

6.5(4,863)20001h 59m18

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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Status
Released
Budget
$40M
Box office
$144.1M
Language
English
  • exotic island
  • beach
  • based on novel or book
  • hippie
  • map
  • commune
  • delusion
  • shark attack
  • thailand
  • backpacker
  • community
  • marijuana

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Danny Boyle

Writers

John Hodge

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR11 Feb 2000
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1511 Feb 2000
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+9 Mar 2000
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TV5 Mar 2004
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1611 Feb 2000
  • ChileCL

    • TV3 May 2003
  • ColombiaCO

    • TV22 Jun 2003
  • Costa RicaCR

    • TV1 Jun 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+30 Mar 2000
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical157 Apr 2000
  • EcuadorEC

    • TV11 Jan 2003
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP16 Feb 2000
    • Physical10 Jan 2001
    • Digital / OTTDisney+5 Mar 2021

Frequently asked questions

The Beach was released on 3 February 2000.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    6/29/2015

    8/10

    Getting away from it all may not be perfection paradise after all? I first viewed this film upon its release and felt that the final third did the film down - and that the voice-over took away from the essence of the story, thus it's average. My subsequent viewings over the years would see me lament about an arcade game sequence and bemoaning that Robert Carlyle wasn't given a more extended role, yet it has become…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/30/2024

    6/10

    We are lucky that the photography depicts some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth as the rest of this adaptation of Alex Garland's book is positively stodgy. Talking of beautiful things, Leonardo DiCaprio still has something of his "Romeo & Juliet" (1996) boyishness to him as he arrives in Thailand. After an encounter with an enigmatic Scotsman (Robert Carlyle) who doesn't last for long, he finds himself in posse…

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    GenerationofSwine

    12/4/2025

    10/10

    I have to go all in on this, I loved the book, and I do love the movie but... OK, it's a bias 100% rating. This wasn't a good film for Leo, not because he did a bad job but because they needed a different kind of actor. It should have been Ewan. And, honestly, it could have used to be a little more like the novel, but Danny does a great job of adapting hard to adapt books, I mean look at Trainspotting, that tur…

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