The Big Chill (1983) Reviews & Ratings

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The Big Chill reviews

The Big Chill holds a 6.8/10 average from 668 TMDB ratings.

Although we haven’t watched it in many years, my wife and I include The Big Chill as one of a handful of our favorite movies ever. Boy, were we young when we first watched it! It has been so long that until I recently read a description of it on this website, I couldn’t have told you any of the characters’ names, though I could have reeled off several of the actors: Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Jobeth Wil…
— Peter McGinn (10/10)

**_The growing ennui of college grads from the 60s in the early 80s_** Seven former college friends from Michigan meet near the coast in small town South Carolina after the death of one of their old gang. They spend the weekend together reminiscing on their youthful ideals, where they are now, and where they’re going. Written & directed by Lawrence Kasdan, “The Big Chill” (1983) has the same plot as “The Return of t…
— Wuchak (6/10)

Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.

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