The Beach (film)

The Beach
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Danny Boyle
Screenplay by	John Hodge
Based on	The Beach by Alex Garland
Produced by	Andrew Macdonald
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio Tilda Swinton Virginie Ledoyen Guillaume Canet Robert Carlyle
Cinematography	Darius Khondji
Edited by	Masahiro Hirakubo
Music by	Angelo Badalamenti
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	11 February 2000 (2000-02-11)
Running time	119 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million[1]
Box office	$144.1 million[1]

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by John Hodge, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le.

The film was released on 11 February 2000, by 20th Century Fox. It was a moderate box office success, grossing $144 million against a $50 million budget, but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised the film's scenery, soundtrack, and DiCaprio's performance, but criticized it as a muddled adaptation that loses the book's themes and social commentary.