Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986 · Movie · PG-13 · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · 62% critics
A teenage boy looks back on growing up in a crowded, working-class home, sharing space with parents, relatives, and a brother he admires. As he navigates puberty, awkward fantasies, and big dreams, everyday family pressures and money worries shape his coming-of-age in 1930s Brooklyn.
Based on Brighton Beach Memoirs
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-12-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (54 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a funny, heartfelt coming-of-age story with family chaos and quick dialogue; Not for you if you dislike play-like setups or teen puberty humor, even if you liked Barefoot in the Park.
Pros: sharp humor; warm family moments; strong period feel | Cons: stagey at times; uneven tone shifts; not for everyone
Themes
- great depression
- based on play or musical
- coming of age
- breaking the fourth wall
- brooklyn, new york city
- semi autobiographical
- jewish family
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Jonathan Silverman
as Eugene Morris Jerome
Blythe Danner
as Kate
Stacey Glick
as Laurie
Lisa Waltz
as Nora
Judith Ivey
as Blanche
Bob Dishy
as Jack
Brian Drillinger
as Stanley
James Handy
as Frank Murphy
Bette Henritze
as Mrs. Murphy
Steven Hill
as Mr. Stroheim
Directed by Gene Saks