An urban fairytale.
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Beautiful Thing (1996) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Hettie Macdonald, released on June 21, 1996 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry and Tameka Empson. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 359 ratings.
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Glen Berry
as Jamie Gangel
Scott Neal
as Steven Pearce
Linda Henry
as Sandra Gangel
Tameka Empson
as Leah
Ben Daniels
as Tony
Meera Syal
as Miss Chauhan
Garry Cooper
as Ronnie Pearce
Jeillo Edwards
as Rose
Terry Duggan
as Kevin
Anna Karen
as Marlene
Julia-Lee Smith
as Gina
Daniel Bowers
as Trevor
Directed by Hettie Macdonald, written by Jonathan Harvey and Jonathan Harvey, produced by Tony Garnett and Bill Shapter.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 359 ratings.
**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, social or moral agendas, theories and ideas. It's simply not a type of cinema that I really like to consume, not least…
Reviewed on March 14, 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 a pretty torrid time of his own with a father and brother who thinking nothing of knocking him about. The lads start…
Reviewed on October 9, 2023
This was a fairly good movie and had some memorable moments. The ending was nice, but a little off for me.
Reviewed on September 8, 2026
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The main cast of Beautiful Thing (1996) includes Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Tameka Empson and Ben Daniels. The film was directed by Hettie Macdonald. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Beautiful Thing was released on June 21, 1996 and runs for 1h 32m.
Beautiful Thing (1996) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 359 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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