Synopsis
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
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Cast
- Timothy HuttonWillie Conway
- Matt DillonTommy "Birdman" Rowland
- Noah EmmerichMichael "Mo" Morris
- Annabeth GishTracy Stover
- Lauren HollyDarian Smalls
- Uma ThurmanAndera
- Mira SorvinoSharon Cassidy
- Michael RapaportPaul Kirkwood
- Rosie O'DonnellGina Barrisano
- Pruitt Taylor VinceStanley "Stinky" Womack
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie was directed by Ted Demme, with a light touch that allows the humor to survive in spite of the gloomy thoughts and the bleak, dark, frozen winter landscape. - 80
Empire
The film really succeeds with its warm treatment of ordinary hang-ups - no life-shattering revelations or pain repressed since childhood, just the genuine, everyday trials of life. - 75
Rolling Stone
What saves director Ted Demme's comic talkfest from sitcom slickness is a quirky script by Scott Rosenberg and an appealing cast. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Redeemed by sensitive acting. - 70
The New York Times
Has warmth and good cheer. The film is loosely focused, but its ensemble cast is as affable as anything on television these days. - 70
Washington Post
The movie is wry, touching and fun to sit through, thanks to Rosenberg's amusing script, Ted Demme's vital direction and zesty performances from everyone. - 67
Austin Chronicle
With beauty and talent to spare, Portman is something to behold: It's as if Elizabeth Taylor and Jodie Foster were somehow genetically melded at an early age. She's definitely a beautiful girl to watch for. - 50
ReelViews
Despite its name, Beautiful Girls is actually about a group of irritating, twenty-something males whose adolescent attitudes have remained with them well into adulthood.
