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On Chesil Beach

  • 20172017
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle in On Chesil Beach (2017)
In England, 1962, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
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In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
11K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,789
52
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    • Director
      • Dominic Cooke
    • Writer
      • Ian McEwan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Billy Howle
      • Saoirse Ronan
      • Andy Burse
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Dominic Cooke
    • Writer
      • Ian McEwan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Billy Howle
      • Saoirse Ronan
      • Andy Burse
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 102User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore

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    International Trailer
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    International Trailer
    On Chesil Beach - International Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
    On Chesil Beach - International Trailer
    I've Asked Him For Him
    Clip 1:01
    I've Asked Him For Him
    What Else Does It Say
    Clip 0:54
    What Else Does It Say
    We'll Play It Beautifully
    Clip 1:28
    We'll Play It Beautifully
    Nightingale
    Clip 1:06
    Nightingale
    Chuck Berry
    Clip 1:08
    Chuck Berry

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    Saoirse Ronan in On Chesil Beach (2017)
    Billy Howle in On Chesil Beach (2017)
    Saoirse Ronan in On Chesil Beach (2017)
    Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle in On Chesil Beach (2017)
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    Top cast

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    Billy Howle
    Billy Howle
    • Edward Mayhew
    Saoirse Ronan
    Saoirse Ronan
    • Florence Ponting
    Andy Burse
    • Waiter One
    Rasmus Hardiker
    Rasmus Hardiker
    • Waiter Two
    Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff
    • Marjorie Mayhew
    Adrian Scarborough
    Adrian Scarborough
    • Lionel Mayhew
    Mia Burgess
    • Harriet Mayhew
    Anna Burgess
    • Anne Mayhew
    Emily Watson
    Emily Watson
    • Violet Ponting
    Bebe Cave
    • Ruth Ponting
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Geoffrey Ponting
    John Ramm
    • Postman Terry
    Barney Iley
    • Timothy
    Mark Donald
    Mark Donald
    • Charles
    Imogen Daines
    Imogen Daines
    • Jenny
    Molly Miles
    • Sonia
    Victoria Hamnett
    • Elsbeth
    Marianne Cecil
    • Young Florence
    • Director
      • Dominic Cooke
    • Writer
      • Ian McEwan(screenplay) (novel)
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    • Trivia
      Executive Producer, Author, and Screenwriter Ian McEwan stated to an audience back in 2014 that he wanted Saoirse Ronan to play Florence Ponting.
    • Goofs
      In the tennis match between Edward and Florence's father (Geoffrey), they're either counting the games wrong or not alternating service properly. Edward begins serving at the start of the third set, so he should be serving when the game score is even. We immediately jump forward to a later game in which Geoffrey is serving. Geoffrey loses the game (for a change), and Edward announces the score as 1-4 before serving, which means he is now serving when the game score is odd.

      It's also slightly off that Geoffrey starts serving the first set, and then Geoffrey begins serving the third set after 12 games. This, however, could simply be the result of Geoffrey letting Edward begin serving the third set, out-of-order and out of strict compliance with the rules, as a sop after beating him 6-0, 6-0 in the first two sets.
    • Quotes

      Florence Ponting: Edward, I want to make you happy. But I think I'm always a disappointment. You're always advancing, I'm always backing away, and we can't talk about it. We can never just be happy... or just be. You're always demanding something more and I'm useless at... And you go silent and unhappy and it's all my fault. And when I do... I mean when I say yes to something, even if I don't really want to, I know there'll be another thing that I'm expected to do. I'm no good at these demands.

    • Connections
      Features A Taste of Honey (1961)

    User reviews102

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    Top review
    5/10
    Love Saoirse, but ...
    This movie was a particular disappointment as Saoirse put in another wonderful performance and the co-star Billy Howle was also good. It is a coming-of-age movie with the awkwardness of the two parties being central. But unfortunately the scenes of their awkwardness go on forever and the quite nice music in the background, rather than making it more important, just seems to be pushing it. This movie needed a lot more substance or a lot sharper editing ... or maybe a different director. Maybe the moral is that the author (here Ian McEwan, whose work I like a lot) shouldn't be allowed to write the screenplay. Not an unpleasant way to spend a couple of hours, but I really hope that Saoirse takes on meatier roles.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 18, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sahilde
    • Filming locations
      • Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • Number 9 Films
      • Golan Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $745,971
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $35,765
      • May 20, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,338,249
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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