Film2018110 min

On Chesil Beach

Name: On Chesil Beach
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2018
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalmusic/danceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"A different time. A different love."

Boxlist takeMoving and realistic: a good-natured romantic drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 274 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Synopsis: TMDB