The Beach Bum
2019 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 5.7 · 56% critics
A free-spirited beach bum drifts through sunny Florida, chasing pleasure, parties, and creative inspiration with little regard for rules or responsibility. The story plays more like a loose series of misadventures than a traditional plot, leaning into escapism, outrageous behavior, and a laid-back, anything-goes attitude.
Also known as Débauche à Miami
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (563 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a loose, sun-soaked, stoner-friendly hangout movie with a lovable-rogue vibe and don’t need a tight plot; Not for you if you dislike crude humor, heavy partying, or aimless stories like The Big Lebowski comparisons.
Pros: carefree escapist vibe; bold, outrageous humor; memorable lead performance | Cons: thin or unfocused story; crude sex-and-drugs content; humor won’t land for all
Themes
- florida
- beach
- miami, florida
- poet
- free spirit
- wedding
- writer
- car accident
- alcoholic
- stoner
- open marriage
- key west
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Matthew McConaughey
as Moondog
Snoop Dogg
as Lingerie
Isla Fisher
as Minnie
Jimmy Buffett
as Himself
Zac Efron
as Flicker
Martin Lawrence
as Captain Wack
Stefania LaVie Owen
as Heather
Jonah Hill
as Lewis
- DW
Donovan St V. Williams
as Rasta
- DB
David Bennett
as Homeless Phil
Directed by Harmony Korine