---
title: 'The Beach (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Danny Boyle'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Thailand'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-beach-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163978/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Beach (2000)

2000 · 119 min · Drama, Thriller, Adventure · Thailand, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by John Hodge, based on the 1996 novel by Alex Garland. A British–American co-production, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. The plot centers on a young American backpacker and a French couple who discover a colony of people living on an uninhabited island and contend with the local dangers there. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Danny Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-boyle)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hodge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hodge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Angelo Badalamenti](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-badalamenti)
- **Producer:** [Andrew Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-macdonald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Darius Khondji](https://cinepixo.com/people/darius-khondji)
- **Editor:** [Masahiro Hirakubo](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-hirakubo)

## Cast

- [Daniel Caltagirone](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-caltagirone)
- [Victoria Smurfit](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-smurfit)
- [Myriam Acharki](https://cinepixo.com/people/myriam-acharki)
- [Staffan Kihlbom Thor](https://cinepixo.com/people/staffan-kihlbom-thor) as Christo
- [Hélène de Fougerolles](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-de-fougerolles) as Hélène
- [Lars Arentz-Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-arentz-hansen) as Bugs
- [Saskia Mulder](https://cinepixo.com/people/saskia-mulder)
- [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton) as Sal
- [Zelda Tinska](https://cinepixo.com/people/zelda-tinska)
- [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle) as Daffy
- [Stacy Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacy-hart)
- [Peter Youngblood Hills](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-youngblood-hills)
- [Paterson Joseph](https://cinepixo.com/people/paterson-joseph) as Keaty
- [Guillaume Canet](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-canet) as Étienne
- [Bindu De Stoppani](https://cinepixo.com/people/bindu-de-stoppani)

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