

The Beach Bum
You gotta go low to get high.
An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.
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5.6/10
592 votes
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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
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Behind the camera
Director
Writers
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Produced in
France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Where to watch
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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
3- G9/10
Gill-Man
4/30/2019
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.
- S8/10
SWITCH.
7/11/2019
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 …
- T6/10
tmdb28039023
9/6/2022
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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