This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Billy Howle, Samuel West, Adrian Scarborough |
| Director |
Dominic Cooke |
| Screenplay | Ian McEwan, from his novel |
| Music | Dan Jones |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Editing | Nick Fenton |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2017 |
| Produced by | BBC Films, Number 9 Films |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Moderate, fairly frequent, abusive and conversational. |
| Nudity | Mild to moderate, infrequent, in non-sexual context. |
| Sex | None (sic) |
| Violence | Mild to moderate, infrequent, both physical and emotional, with verbal abuse. |
| Prejudice | Low impact, isolated incident, discriminating against Jewish culture. |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| R: Restricted | unknown |
| Runtime | 110 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 17 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Michael O'Sullivan  Honeymoon goes off rails as arguments replace love. | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople McEwan-liefdesdrama tref waar dit seermaak. | 15 |  |
| 24.com Alex Isaacs I would say this arthouse flick is pretty much the opposite of a date night movie and might be better suited for a relaxed watch by someone on their own or a more established couple that has really sorted out their sex lives. | 10 |  |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy | 11 |  |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 107 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer On Chesil Beach presents a well-acted and solidly crafted adaptation of a small yet resonant story with deceptively rich subtext. | 14 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Powerful themes of sexuality in book-based romantic drama. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Rottentomatoes users 377 users | 15 | |
| IMDB 814 Netizens | 13 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 15 | |
Average .. 60% | 12 | |