The Beach
Directed by Danny Boyle · 2000 ·
The Beach (2000) earns a 49% Celluloid Score — Not Recommended. Not Recommended — reception was largely negative.Audiences (57%) responded more warmly than critics (20%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
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Theatrical release Where to watch
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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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