Beaches

TV-14

2017

1 hr. 27 min.

Drama

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50%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

50+ Ratings

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Two youngsters meet on the Venice Boardwalk and embark on a lifelong friendship.

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William R

I thought I would give it the benefit of the doubt even with the original being such a sappy classic. Idina Mendel has an amazing voice, however, I was barely able hold back my vomit. The dialogue was stilted, the jokes missed every mark as if they were trying, all the bits lifted from the original would have been more natural if done by the dead. Horrible HOrrible HORrible HORRible HORRIble HORRIBle HORRIBLe HORRIBLE HHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIBBBBBLLLLLEEEE.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/08/22

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Never having seen the original I really liked it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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It was the worst movie I have ever watched. If you're going to remake a classic like Beaches you had better make it better than the original or don't bother. You wasted your money and my time on this one!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Sometimes the get it right (A Star is Born) and sometimes they don't. Stick to the original 1988 great movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

I really enjoyed this movie!!! Nia and Idina had a fluid connection on screen!!! It made the film really very believable!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/18

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Audience Member

Their friendship felt so real.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Allison Anders

Director

Idina Menzel

CC Bloom

Nia Long

Hillary

Colin Lawrence

Bryan

Sanai Victoria

Tory Whitney

Jane Hancock

Ashley

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Mike Hale

New York Times

The Lifetime Beaches is a reduction of the original - smaller emotions, smaller performances, fewer songs, shorter running time (about 87 minutes versus 123) - and while that could have been an improvement, it's not.

Jan 20, 2017

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Meredith Blake

Los Angeles Times

You may be moved by Menzel's characteristically volcanic rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings." More likely, you'll just cry from boredom.

Jan 20, 2017

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Menzel's singing... does provide compensation for wading through the melodrama, although frankly, DVR-ing and zapping to those parts would be the more time-effective option.

Jan 20, 2017

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Lara Zarum

Flavorwire

A freeze-dried remake that'll leave you wistful for the fresh taste of the original.

Feb 1, 2017

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Scott D. Pierce

Salt Lake Tribune

Menzel has a spectacular voice. But ... she's not Bette Midler. And Beaches without Midler is just not the same thing. It's just not as good.

Jan 20, 2017

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Synopsis

Two youngsters meet on the Venice Boardwalk and embark on a lifelong friendship.

Director: Allison Anders
Executive Producer: Denise Di Novi, Alison Greenspan
Screenwriter: Bart Baker, Nikole Beckwith
Production Co: Lifetime Films
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2017
Sound Mix: Stereo

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