Beautiful Thing (1996)

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An urban fairytale.

During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

• Released: 1996-06-21
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 359 votes

Directed by Hettie Macdonald.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Beautiful Thing

• United States: 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: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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