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The Beach

The Beach

6,5 /10 (4,758 Votes)
2000 EN 119 min

Overview

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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Release date

03/02/2000

Votes

4,758

Popularity

7.4

Somewhere on this planet it must exist.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

119 min

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$144,056,873

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Richard

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Françoise

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Étienne

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Sal

Staffan Kihlbom

Staffan Kihlbom

Christo

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Keaty

Peter Youngblood Hills

Peter Youngblood Hills

Zeph

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Daffy

Jerry Swindall

Jerry Swindall

Sammy

Lars Arentz-Hansen

Lars Arentz-Hansen

Bugs

Jukka Hiltunen

Jukka Hiltunen

Karl

Magnus Lindgren

Magnus Lindgren

Sten

Daniel York Loh

Daniel York Loh

Hustler

Daniel Caltagirone

Daniel Caltagirone

Unhygienix

Zelda Tinska

Zelda Tinska

Sonja

Victoria Smurfit

Victoria Smurfit

Weather Girl

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Samuel Gough

Guitarist

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Somboon Phutaroth

Housekeeper

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Patcharawan Patarakijjanon

Hotel Receptionist

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Kaneung Kenia

Farmer

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Sanya Cheunjit

Farmer

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Weeratham 'Norman' Wichairaksakui

Detective

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Krongthong Thampradith

Woman with Keys

Hélène de Fougerolles

Hélène de Fougerolles

Hélène

Sahajak Boonthanakit

Sahajak Boonthanakit

Travel Agent

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Apichart Chusakul

Senior Farmer

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Somchai Santitharangkun

Farmer

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Seng Kawee

Farmer

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Somkuan 'Kuan' Siroon

Farmer

Peter Gevisser

Peter Gevisser

Gregorio

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Lidija Zovkić

Mirjana

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Isabella Seibert

Beach Community Member

Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre

Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre

Beach Community Member

Gunilla Karlson

Gunilla Karlson

Beach Community Member

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Elizabeth Thomas

Beach Community Member

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Andrew Carmichael

Beach Community Member

Myriam Acharki

Myriam Acharki

Beach Community Member

Bindu De Stoppani

Bindu De Stoppani

Beach Community Member

Stacy Hart

Stacy Hart

Beach Community Member

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Nina Jacques

Beach Community Member

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Sheridan Jones

Beach Community Member

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Michael Thorpe

Beach Community Member

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Timothy Webster

Beach Community Member

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Ramon Woolfe

Beach Community Member

Saskia Mulder

Saskia Mulder

Hilda

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Simone Huber

Eva

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Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju

Sumet

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John Chard

John Chard

2015-06-29

⭐ 8

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 a film that sees me totally on board with director Danny Boyle's production and it's now that I think it puts the story together with poignant precision. Leonardo DiCaprio is R…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-07-30

⭐ 6

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 possession of a map that sets himself and a couple of travelling companions on a quest to find to a beautiful paradise island that is well off the beaten track. After a few tricky exper…

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2025-12-04

⭐ 10

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