Beautiful Thing (1996)
- Directed by
- Hettie MacDonald
- Genre
- romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 351 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two teenage boys living in a London housing estate discover they have feelings for each other. They navigate their budding romance while dealing with family and neighbors.
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What happens
Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British romantic comedy coming-of-age film directed by Hettie MacDonald and released by Channel 4 Films. The screenplay was written by Jonathan Harvey based on his own original play of the same name. The film stars Linda Henry, Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Tameka Empson and Ben Daniels. The film marked the cinema debuts of Harvey, MacDonald, and actors Berry, Neal and Empson. The film was originally intended for television broadcast only, but it was so well-received that it was subsequently released in UK cinemas on 14 June 1996. The atmosphere of the film is heavily influenced by a soundtrack consisting almost entirely of the music of The Mamas & the Papas and Mama Cass Elliot. The movie received "generally positive" reviews, and is often ranked as one of the best LGBTQ films. In 2016, British playwright Fin Kennedy said that twenty years later, the story told is still held in "near-universal affection among audiences." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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