Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- moving
- sincere
- witty
- reflective evening
- coming of age movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film moving and thematically meaningful, with authentic performances and sensitive treatment of grief, though some responses viewed its formula as uneven.
What sets it apart
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Doris must navigate high school and emerging friendships while helping care for her terminally ill brother and coping with her mother.
Doris’s family experience unfolds alongside Paul’s activism around a landmark medical case and its surrounding protest movement.
The film combines loss, terminal illness, and ethical conflict with the audacious mother, eccentric activist, and teenage social dynamics.
Doris encounters activism and a major medical ethics debate while forming an independent understanding of life, loss, and responsibility.
Films like Suncoast, and why
The Edge of Seventeen
shared coming-of-age drama, grief, female friendship, and emotionally grounded adolescent perspective
Lady Bird
shared teenage self-discovery, family strain, female friendship, and bittersweet humor
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
shared terminal illness, grief, friendship, and emotionally direct young-adult drama
The Fault in Our Stars
shared political protest, personal loss, and intimate coming-of-age storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Laura Chinn
- Release Date
- 2024-02-02
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (158)
Cast
- Nico Parker
- Laura Linney
- Woody Harrelson
- Daniella Taylor
- Ella Anderson
- Amarr M. Wooten
- Ariel Martin
- Keyla Monterroso Mejia
- Pam Dougherty
- Jason Burkey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Suncoast about?
- A Florida teenager balancing terminal illness at home discovers friendship, grief, and moral courage amid a landmark medical protest.
- What is Suncoast like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Suncoast as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Suncoast violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Suncoast.
- What did critics think of Suncoast?
- Critics broadly found the film moving and thematically meaningful, with authentic performances and sensitive treatment of grief, though some responses viewed its formula as uneven.
- Which films are like Suncoast?
- Films with a similar feel include The Edge of Seventeen, Lady Bird, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and The Fault in Our Stars.
- How long is Suncoast?
- Suncoast runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Suncoast?
- In United States, Suncoast streams on Hulu.
