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Coastal Thrillers

The Beach

1h 59m

Directed by Danny Boyle • 2000 • United Kingdom, United States
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen

A group of young vacationers uncover the dark side of paradise in Danny Boyle’s sleek adventure mystery, which doubles as a quintessential Y2K-era time capsule. Fresh from TITANIC, Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Richard, an American backpacker in Thailand searching for something genuine in an increasingly technology-addled world. When he hears about a legendary, presumably uninhabited island, it sounds like the perfect escape—but glittering waters conceal sinister undercurrents.

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