The Beach
Rating: 6.7
Plot Summary:
Garland's novel centers on a young nicotine-addicted traveler named Richard, an avid pop-culture buff with a particular love for video games and Vietnam War movies. While at a hotel in Bangkok, he finds a map left by his strange, whacked-out neighbor, who just committed suicide. The map supposedly leads to a legendary island paradise where some other wayward souls have settled.
Director: Danny Boyle
Running time: 1h 59min
Genre: Adventure,Drama,Romance,Thriller
Release date: 17 March 2000 (Sweden)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel York, Patcharawan Patarakijjanon, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle