Beautiful Thing

1996 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 26,509 VOTES · DIR. Hettie Macdonald

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Overview

Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, where three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

Dialogue Timeline — 834 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 Right! Now!
00:04:25 You know what they'll do, don't you!
00:06:30 -Oright, Ste?! -Ste!! Oright?
00:08:15 I mean, when I was at school I was reserve captain of the Under Sixteens' netball team
00:10:38 Just as bloody well!
00:14:32 She's thirty-five!
00:17:10 It's just..shit, innit?
00:21:36 I've every mind to report you Ronnie? Are you listening to me?
00:24:08 Ste?
00:29:03 Yeah
00:30:48 What, can't enough of it, eh, Ste?
00:35:07 -It's on Sky, Jamie! -We're goin' asleep!
00:39:53 I'm a bit sore.
00:45:23 Gay?
00:47:55 You could never turn Tony's mind against me, Leah, d'you hear me?
00:49:44 -When was the last time your Trevor hit you? -What's it to you?
00:52:46 'Ere, Ste. Any beans to spill?
00:57:14 So?
01:03:49 Had a nice night?
01:05:46 Some things are just hard to say.
01:10:01 Thank you. Thank you to all members of the Academy.
01:11:56 -Oh, I'll be glad to get off this bloody estate. -What?
01:14:56 Five minutes.
01:19:08 -Thought I could tag along. -It's a girls' night out, you'll only be bored.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed834
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:19:08

Production Record

DirectorHettie Macdonald
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,500,000
IMDb votes26,509