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Film · 1996

Beautiful Girls

Directed by Ted Demme · starring Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich and Annabeth Gish

  • 1 h 52 min
  • 15
  • Comedy · Drama · Romance
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 28 November 1996
  • 7.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.9 Users4 votes
  • 8.0 Critics4 reviews
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Synopsis

'Beautiful Girls' is a drama comedy directed by Ted Demme. The film tells the story of Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton), a jazz pianist who returns to his hometown to attend a reunion with his former high school classmates to flee his routine life in New York. In the small town of Knights Ridge (Massachusetts), the protagonist crosses paths with his old friends and loves whose lives have taken very different directions. Things haven't changed much in the small town, although he realises that, like him, everyone has to deal with the uncertainties and obstacles that life has put them in the way. The meeting offers friends an opportunity to move forward and share their views on life and relationships.

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The essentials

Runtime
112 min1 hour and 52 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Beautiful Girls?
1 hour and 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Beautiful Girls released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 28 November 1996.
Who directed Beautiful Girls?
Ted Demme.
Who is in Beautiful Girls?
It stars Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich, Annabeth Gish and Lauren Holly.
Where can I watch Beautiful Girls?
In the UK it is available to rent on Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (24)
Director
Ted Demme
Writers
Scott Rosenberg
Producers
Scott Rosenberg, Harvey Weinstein

Videos and trailers

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'Beautiful Girls' Official Trailer 2:0325 February 2017

Photos and posters

All 10 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
7.9 4 votes

What the critics say average 8.0 from 4 outlets

  • 8.8 Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert What's nicest about the film is the way it treasures the good feelings people can have for one another. Read
  • 8.0 EmpireDarren Bignell This film really succeeds with its warm treatment of ordinary hang-ups, just the genuine, everyday trials of life. Read
  • 8.0 The Washington PostRita Kempley Ted Demme draws warm, realistic performances from this engaging ensemble cast, which also includes 13-year-old sensation Natalie Portman. Read

Soundtrack

All 23 songs
  1. Beautiful GirlPete Droge, The Sinners Spotify
  2. The Break Up Song (They Don't Write Them Like That Any More)Greg Kihn Band Spotify
  3. I Got YouSplit Enz Spotify
  4. Will It Go Round in Circles?Billy Preston Spotify

Trivia

  • Cohabitation

    Ted Demme had the cast come to Minneapolis and live with each other for 2-3 weeks so they could bond.

  • Twenty years later.

    Noah Emmerich and Natalie Portman would go on to play husband-wife in 'Jane Got A Gun' twenty years later.

  • A true story

    The movie was inspired by the experiences of screenwriter Scott Rosenberg when returning home to Needham, Massachusetts.

  • Spectacular cast

    The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Natalie Portman, Timothy Hutton and Mira Sorvino

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