Beaches (1988)
"Some Friendships Last Forever"
ThumbScore
👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 40%
(RT: 40%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Spalding Gray as Dr. Richard Milstein
James Read as Michael Essex
Grace Johnston as Victoria Essex
Mayim Bialik as CC (age 11)
Is Beaches good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 289 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.
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Overview
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years. Wikipedia ↗
