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Beaches

1988

Garry Marshall

Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray ...

6.1

761

Drama A chance meeting of two young girls from totally different backgrounds becomes a friendship that lasts a lifetime. CC Bloom, an aggressive and outrageous Jewish girl from the Bronx, meets Hillary Whitney, a shy and proper WASP from San Francisco, on the beach in Atlantic City when they are both eleven years old. Although they come from very different worlds and have nothing in common, they share a deep yearning for a close friend. The ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Even viewers with a taste for melodrama will doubtlessly expect more irony or perspective on the genre that 'Beaches' has to offer."	NEU
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Whatever its failings, 'Beaches' speaks to women. It makes girlfriends think of calling girlfriends they haven't seen in 10, 20, 30 years"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There is only so much bittersweet poignancy I can take in any one movie (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"The most shamelessly manipulative movie since they shot the dog in 'The Biscuit Eater.'"	NEG
United States	Sarah Wenk Common Sense Media	"'Beaches' is rather formulaic, but the strength and solidity of Hillary and CC's connection will touch anyone who's ever had a friend (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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