Beach Rats (2017) · Tastebuds

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

Drama Romance coming out bisexuality melancholy family relationships coney island marijuana male homosexuality drugs lgbt lgbt teen older man younger man relationship sexual exploration

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CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20246/10
Harris Dickinson goes out on a bit of a limb with this role - and generally pulls off a convincing effort as a sexually repressed/confused teenager who leads a triple life - with a straight girlfriend; with his macho homophobic mates and when he picks up men online - or on Coney Island pier - for casual sex. The story is nothing new, but this is an edgier and grittier rendition of the coming-out story. I have to say that his character is really not a nice man; he manipulates as far as he can and ultimately gets his just desserts; he is thoughtless, reckless and selfish. It is certainly not for the faint-hearted and at times this is a very slow burn but I suspect that there are many young men going through a similar identity crisis, and dealing with it in much the same way. Watch out for the star, I reckon he is going places....
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kinrich30on TMDB · Aug 20261/10
This was pretty bad, it's about a bunch of drug addicts who are always out to get high, there isn't one decent character in the entire movie. The main character likes to hook up with much older guys who can support his habit.
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Eliza HittmanDirector
Eliza HittmanScreenplay
Hélène LouvartDirector of Photography
Nicholas LeoneOriginal Music Composer
Joe MurphyEditor
Scott CummingsEditor
Shrihari SatheProducer
Brad Becker-PartonProducer
Paul S. MezeyProducer

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