Beautiful Thing
dir. Hettie Macdonald
74
6 sourcesSynopsis
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Critics consensus
An engaging slice of life drama that happens to double as a gay coming-of-age story, Beautiful Thing captures its place and time with deceptive depth and skill.
Directed byHettie Macdonald
StarringGlen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Tameka Empson, Ben Daniels, Meera Syal
Written byJonathan Harvey
CinematographyChris Seager
EditingDon Fairservice
MusicJohn Altman
Beautiful Thing
1996 · R · 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama, Romance
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Critics Consensus
An engaging slice of life drama that happens to double as a gay coming-of-age story, Beautiful Thing captures its place and time with deceptive depth and skill.
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