2000 · 119 min · R

The Beach

Name: The Beach
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Tilda Swinton, Staffan Kihlbom

Directed by Danny Boyle · Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller

The Beach (2000) is a Drama film, directed by Danny Boyle set in Thailand and Bangkok during the 1990s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of power & corruption and madness / loss of sanity play out through unreliable narrator.

Composer

Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprioVirginie LedoyenGuillaume CanetTilda SwintonStaffan KihlbomPaterson JosephPeter Youngblood HillsRobert Carlyle

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Thailand Bangkok

Setting

Island Coastal Sea Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Power & Corruption Madness / Loss Of Sanity

Structure

Unreliable Narrator

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Beach

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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