Beaches (1988)

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Some Friendships Last Forever

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Released: 1988-12-21
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Runtime: 2h 3m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 292 votes

Directed by Garry Marshall.

Top cast

Bette Midler as CC Bloom
Barbara Hershey as Hillary Whitney Essex
John Heard as John Pierce
Spalding Gray as Dr. Richard Milstein
Lainie Kazan as Leona Bloom
James Read as Michael Essex
Grace Johnston as Victoria Essex
Mayim Bialik as CC (age 11)
Marcie Leeds as Hillary (age 11)
Carol Williard as Aunt Vesta

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Where to watch Beaches

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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