Beach Rats
Neon (2017)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
Not In Collection
#2085
7*
Seen ItYes
(11/26/2017 Home)
191329035450
IMDB   6.4
95 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Harris Dickinson Frankie
Madeline Weinstein Simone
Kate Hodge Donna
Neal Huff Joe
Nicole Flyus Carla
Frank Hakaj Nick
David Ivanov Alexei
Anton Selyaninov Jesse
Harrison Sheehan Jeremy
Douglas Everett Davis Harry
Gabriel Gans Eddie
Erik Potempa Michael
Kris Eivers Edgar
J. Stephen Brantley Jersey
Christian Whelan Rough Guy
Lila Golubitskaya Pharmacist
Bruce Anthony Clough Catholic Priest
Jason Kaminsky Pawn Broker
Valentin Osipov Barber
Alan Slobodsky Drug Dealer
Giovanna Salimeni Simone's Friend
Victoria Mattos Simone's Friend
Oksana Vodoviz Yacht Waitress
Director
Eliza Hittman
Producer Paul Mezey
David Kaplan
Writer Eliza Hittman
Cinematography Hèléne Louvart
Music Nicholas Leone


An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his peer group, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
Edition Details
Release Date 2017
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Lists ‡ Rotten Tomatoes: 200 Best LGBT Movies of All Time (2019)
Festivals & Awards Sundance 2017
QueerGuru Rating 8
Rotten Rank 96

Notes
So many queer coming of age films feature middle-class youth in suburban settings· It is refreshing to see urban kids from a working class neighborhood. Frankie wants to fit in with his group of more-or-less untethered peers, while at the same time come to grips with his own sexuality and self identity· He says, at one point, that the guys he hangs out with are not his bros; he has neither family nor friends he can confide in· He's going it alone· It is a gritty journey· It can’t be easily resolved.