The Beach
“Somewhere on this planet it must exist.”
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.
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Fandango At Home
Rent · Buy
Your rating
Your review
Cast
48 people
Leonardo DiCaprio
Richard
Known for
Inception
Titanic
Virginie Ledoyen
Françoise
Known for
MILF
The Soul Eater
Guillaume Canet
Étienne
Known for
Love Me If You Dare
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
Tilda Swinton
Sal
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Staffan Kihlbom
Christo
Also in
Hostage
End of Summer
Paterson Joseph
Keaty
Known for
Timeless
Wonka
Peter Youngblood Hills
Zeph
Known for
Band of Brothers
Michel Vaillant
Robert Carlyle
Daffy
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Jerry Swindall
Sammy
Known for
The Quick and the Dead
Flesh and Bone
Sian Martin
Beach Community Member
Lars Arentz-Hansen
Bugs
Known for
Burning
Sophie's World
Jukka Hiltunen
Karl
Also in
28 Days Later
Häräntappoase
Danny Boyle Director · John Hodge Screenplay Alex Garland Author
Worldwide gross $144M · Budget $40M · United States release February 11, 2000
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$144,056,873
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Figment Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Croatian · English · French · Swedish · Thai
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · February 3, 2000
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2000
Theatrical
Argentina
March 5, 2004 · TV
Australia
March 9, 2000 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Chile
May 3, 2003 · TV
Colombia
June 22, 2003 · TV
Costa Rica
June 1, 2003 · TV
Czechia
March 30, 2000 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 7, 2000 · Theatrical
Ecuador
January 11, 2003 · TV
France
February 16, 2000 · Theatrical
January 10, 2001 · Physical
March 5, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
February 16, 2000 · Theatrical
Greece
March 31, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 23, 2000 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
February 25, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
April 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 24, 2000 · Theatrical
March 9, 2003 · TV
Netherlands
March 16, 2000 · Theatrical
March 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 11, 2003 · TV · Yorin
Philippines
April 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Poland
March 31, 2000 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 15, 2000 · Theatrical
Romania
April 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 30, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 3, 2000 · Theatrical
Spain
February 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 10, 2000 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 12, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 12, 2000 · Theatrical
More from Danny Boyle
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Beach
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.