Beautiful Thing (1996)

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Directed by

Hettie MacDonald

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Linda Henry
Sandra Gangel

Glen Berry
Jamie Gangel

Scott Neal
Ste Pearce

Tameka Empson
Leah Russell

Ben Daniels
Tony

John Benfield
Rodney Barr

Garry Cooper
Ronnie Pearce

Terry Duggan
Kevin

Written by

Jonathan Harvey
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A Masterpiece

16 years, 2 months ago at Jul 29 1:56

2q2bstr8

A beautiful film to be watched again and again. Simply simple, and yet engaging.

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9 years, 4 months ago at May 22 14:23

David

one of the first gay movies I watched It made feel like there was hope for me finding someone to love

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8 years, 2 months ago at Jul 25 9:00

itsryry

When one boy has an abusive father and the other boy is bullied at school, both boys fall hard for each other.
It's cute sweet and I highly recommend you watch it

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Two boys find and comfort each other as they deal with different problems that young people face.

Release date: 21 June 1996
UPC: 667342726328

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" Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British romantic comedy film directed by Hettie MacDonald and released by Channel 4 Films.[ The screenplay was written by Jonathan Harvey based on his own original play of the same name. The film was originally intended for television broadcast only, but it was so well-received that it was subsequently released in cinemas. The atmosphere of the film is heavily influenced by a soundtrack consisting almost entirely of the music of The Mamas & the Papas and "Mama" Ca"