Beach Rats (2017)

R08/25/2017Drama, Romance1h 39m
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Overview

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

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    Harris Dickinson

    Frankie

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    Madeline Weinstein

    Simone

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    Kate Hodge

    Donna

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    Neal Huff

    Joe

  5. Nicole Flyus

    Carla

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    Frank Hakaj

    Nick

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    David Ivanov

    Alexei

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    Anton Selyaninov

    Jesse

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    Harrison Sheehan

    Jeremy

Harris Dickinson goes out on a bit of a limb with this role - and generally pulls off a convincing effort as a sexually repressed/confused teenager who leads a triple life - with a straight girlfriend; with his macho homophobic mates and when he picks up men online - or on Coney Island pier - for casual sex. The story is nothing new, but this is an edgier and grittier rendition of the coming-out story. I have to say that his character is really not a nice man; he manipulates as far as he can and ultimately gets his just desserts; he is thoughtless, reckless and selfish. It is certainly not for...