# Beach Rats (2017)

> A closeted Brooklyn teenager performs toughness across three incompatible social worlds while searching for intimacy he cannot openly claim.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/286731

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Eliza Hittman
- Cast: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff, Nicole Flyus, Frank Hakaj, David Ivanov, Anton Selyaninov
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6303866/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, bleak, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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