The Beach

2000 film directed by Danny Boyle
Movie film Q470692
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The Beach

Summary

The Beach is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beach's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Beach was directed by Danny Boyle[4].
  • John Hodge wrote the screenplay for The Beach[5].
  • The Beach's composer is recorded as Angelo Badalamenti[6].
  • The Beach's genre is psychological thriller film[7].
  • The Beach's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Beach's genre is adventure film[9].
  • The Beach's genre is melodrama[10].
  • The Beach's genre is thriller film[11].
  • The Beach's based on is recorded as The Beach[12].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Leonardo DiCaprio[13].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Virginie Ledoyen[14].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Guillaume Canet[15].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Robert Carlyle[16].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Tilda Swinton[17].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Paterson Joseph[18].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Hélène de Fougerolles[19].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Daniel Caltagirone[20].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Victoria Smurfit[21].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Saskia Mulder[22].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Bindu De Stoppani[23].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Sahajak Boonthanakit[24].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Peter Youngblood Hills[25].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Zelda Tinska[26].
  • A cast member of The Beach was Lars Arentz-Hansen[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Beach was produced by Andrew Macdonald[28]. It was directed by Danny Boyle[4]. John Hodge wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Leonardo DiCaprio[13], Virginie Ledoyen[14], Guillaume Canet[15], Robert Carlyle[16], Tilda Swinton[17], and Paterson Joseph[18].

Publication

Publication dates include February 2, 2000[29], February 17, 2000[30], February 11, 2000[31], April 7, 2000[32], and 2000[33]. The original language of The Beach was English[34]. Genres include psychological thriller film[7], drama film[8], adventure film[9], melodrama[10], and thriller film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include beach[36], island[37], tourist[38], drug[39], love[40], and French[41].

Reception

Reviews include 4.4/10[42], 21%[43], and 43/100[44].

Why It Matters

The Beach ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,399 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Genre → psychological thriller film, drama film, adventure film +2
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