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Beach Rats
2017
· Movie
· 99 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
49–85
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85. Critics average 82, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A restless teenager on the outskirts of Brooklyn spends his summer loitering with his delinquent friends and sneaking away to meet older men online. He navigates a split life between his masculine, aimless friend group and his private, exploratory encounters, struggling with his identity and desires in the haze of drugs and boredom.
Details
- Director
- Eliza Hittman
- Writer
- Eliza Hittman
- Studio
- Cinereach, Animal Kingdom, Secret Engine
- Released
- 25 August 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $486.6K
- Awards
- 5 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 16 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2017 | Directing Award | Eliza Hittman | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2018 | Best Male Lead | Harris Dickinson | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2018 | Best Cinematography | Hélène Louvart | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2017 | Grand Jury Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2018 | Young British/Irish Performer | Harris Dickinson | Winner |
| Chéries-Chéris 2017 | Grand Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
| Deauville Film Festival 2017 | Grand Special Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2017 | Breakthrough Actor | Harris Dickinson | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Directing Award | Eliza Hittman | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Hélène Louvart | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Harris Dickinson | Nominee |
Independent Film Festival of Boston
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Jury Prize | Beach Rats | Winner |
L.A. Outfest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenwriting in a U.S. Feature | Beach Rats | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Young British/Irish Performer | Harris Dickinson | Winner |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Future/Now Prize | Beach Rats | Winner |
Chéries-Chéris
1 nomination
| Grand Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Deauville Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Special Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Harris Dickinson | Nominee |
Hamburg Film Festival
1 nomination
| NDR Young Talent Award | Eliza Hittman | Nominee |
Locarno International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Leopard | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Sarasota Film Festival
1 nomination
| Jury Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Jury Prize | Beach Rats | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bronze Horse | Beach Rats | Nominee |