Beautiful Girls (1996)

Directed by

Ted Demme

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 405 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A jazz pianist returns to his small hometown for his high school reunion and reconnects with his old friends. They talk about their lives, their relationships, and where things went or are going.

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What happens

Beautiful Girls is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme and written by Scott Rosenberg. Its story follows New York jazz pianist Willie Conway, as he heads back to his hometown of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts for his high school reunion, where he finds his friends evaluating their lives and relationships. The film stars Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Martha Plimpton, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino and Uma Thurman. It was produced by Cary Woods and was released on February 9, 1996, by Miramax Films. It received positive reviews and grossed $27 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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