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The Beach

Directed by Danny Boyle · 2000 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Beach worth watching?

The Beach (2000) earns a 49% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (57%) responded more warmly than critics (20%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Beach?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

49%
Celluloid Score Not Recommended

Five-source breakdown

20% Critic Score
57% Audience
43 Metascore
★★½☆☆ Letterboxd 2.9
6.6 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 59m
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio , Virginie Ledoyen , Guillaume Canet , Tilda Swinton , Staffan Kihlbom , Paterson Joseph , Peter Youngblood Hills , Robert Carlyle , Jerry Swindall , Lars Arentz-Hansen

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Critics were divided or negative (20%).
  • Audience reception was lukewarm (57%).
  • Celluloid Score 49% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing a safe, highly rated pick

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Is The Beach worth watching?

No — The Beach earns a 49% Celluloid Score. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.

Critics Consensus

Boyle’s backpacker paradise-gone-wrong — DiCaprio’s Richard finds utopia and then watches it rot.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (57%) responded more warmly than critics (20%).

What is The Beach about?

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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