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The Beach Bum

You gotta go low to get high.

5.6(592)20191h 35m7

An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.

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Status
Released
Budget
$5M
Box office
$4.6M
Language
English
  • florida
  • beach
  • miami, florida
  • poet
  • free spirit
  • wedding
  • writer
  • car accident
  • alcoholic
  • stoner
  • open marriage
  • key west

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSouth by Southwest Film Festival9 Mar 2019
    • TheatricalR29 Mar 2019
    • PhysicalR18 Jun 2019
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1825 Oct 2019
    • Physical4 May 2020
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival3 Aug 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)MA 15+New South Wales State Exclusive (Golden Age)28 Nov 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)MA 15+Victoria State Exclusive (Theatre Royal Castlemaine)19 Dec 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT182 Mar 2020
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+2 May 2019
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1517 Apr 2019
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTTVOD22 Jun 2021
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray7 Jul 2021
    • Digital / OTT16Prime Video4 Aug 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1628 Mar 2019
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical4 Apr 2019
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1621 Mar 2019
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1825 Oct 2019
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereMilano Film Festival4 Oct 2019
    • Digital / OTT24 Mar 2020

Frequently asked questions

The Beach Bum was released on 21 March 2019.

Audience reviews

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    Gill-Man

    4/30/2019

    9/10

    Not as good as <i>Spring Breakers</i> for me but still an amazing film nonetheless. I loved Matthew McConaughey's performance and this is probably my second favorite Harmony Korine film. Loved it. It'll get pushed under the rug of course but McConaughey deserves an Oscar nomination for sure.

  • S

    SWITCH.

    7/11/2019

    8/10

    While the film won’t reveal any new revelatory outlooks on life or leave you feeling like you just witnessed a game-changing piece of cinema, ‘The Beach Bum’ is an incredibly enjoyable 95-minute exercise in escapism, love, and the unprecedented pleasures life can bring. It's the film equivalent of holding a beer in one hand and drunkenly throwing up a peace sign with the other, beaming brightly as you take a picture …

  • T

    tmdb28039023

    9/6/2022

    6/10

    The Beach Bum is a spiritual sequel to The Big Lebowski, and while it's so light it's practically gaseous, at least it's not mean-spirited and immoral like The Jesus Rolls. The movie works, insofar as it does, thanks to Matthew McConaughey; his character is best described as a Southern Dude, and McConaughey is arguably the only actor capable of playing this role in a way that isn't imitation, parody, or even homage, …

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