Beautiful Girls
1996 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.6 · 72% critics
In a snowy small town, a close-knit group of lifelong buddies reconnect and spend time together while wrestling with adulthood, regret, and complicated feelings. As their dreams and desires collide with real relationships, the weekend turns into a searching look at how people grow—and what they can’t quite let go of.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-02-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (402 votes)
About
You’ll probably like Beautiful Girls if you enjoy warm, character-driven small-town hangouts and thoughtful grown-up dilemmas; Not for you if you want a tightly plotted movie with a clear conclusion, or if you disliked Reality Bites or High Fidelity.
Pros: relatable character drama; strong ensemble; cozy winter vibe | Cons: clunky start; unclear message; slow, overly packed
Themes
- friendship
- small town
- massachusetts
- coming of age
- hometown
- group of friends
Cast & crew
Timothy Hutton
as Willie Conway
Matt Dillon
as Tommy "Birdman" Rowland
Noah Emmerich
as Michael "Mo" Morris
Annabeth Gish
as Tracy Stover
Lauren Holly
as Darian Smalls
Uma Thurman
as Andera
Mira Sorvino
as Sharon Cassidy
Michael Rapaport
as Paul Kirkwood
Rosie O'Donnell
as Gina Barrisano
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Stanley "Stinky" Womack
Directed by Ted Demme