Beautiful Thing (1996)

Movie Details

Original Title Beautiful Thing

Original Language EN

Revenue $1,500,000

Status Released

Popularity 0.8

Cast

Glen Berry

Jamie Gangel

Popularity: 1.7

Scott Neal

Steven Pearce

Popularity: 0.4

Linda Henry

Sandra Gangel

Popularity: 6.1

Tameka Empson

Leah

Popularity: 0.2

Ben Daniels

Tony

Popularity: 1.5

Meera Syal

Miss Chauhan

Popularity: 2.5

Garry Cooper

Ronnie Pearce

Popularity: 1.0

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Jeillo Edwards

Rose

Popularity: 0.6

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Terry Duggan

Kevin

Popularity: 0.1

Anna Karen

Marlene

Popularity: 0.7

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Julia-Lee Smith

Gina

Popularity: 0.4

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Daniel Bowers

Trevor

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Tony Garnett, Bill Shapter

Screenplay Jonathan Harvey

Editor Don Fairservice

Director Hettie Macdonald

Production

Channel Four Films

World Productions

Videos & Trailers

Mark Kermode reviews Beautiful Thing (1996) | BFI Player

Featurette

Beautiful Thing (1996) | Film4 Trailer

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Keywords

coming out london, england sexuality based on play or musical male homosexuality summer single mother teenage love teenage sexuality lgbt dancing in the street lgbt teen young love woman director gay theme teenager romantic

Reviews from TMDB

Filipe Manuel Neto 2/10

Mar 14, 2023

**Yet another apologetic film about the assumption of homosexuality.** I've had other occasions to say that I'm not a fan of apologetic and contestatory films. I am not against their existence, there is room for them and cinema is a legitimate form for the expression and defense of political, soc ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Oct 9, 2023

"Jamie" (Glen Berry) lives with his single-parent mum "Sandra" (Linda Henry) on a London housing estate. He's a slight lad who is prone to bullying at school which leads him to skive off now and again to go home and watch musicals on the telly. Next door is his schoolmate "Ste" (Scott Neal) who has ... Read more