Film

On Chesil Beach

2018 · 1h 50m · Drama · Romance

A different time. A different love.

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

62

In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Saoirse Ronan

Florence Ponting

Billy Howle

Edward Mayhew

Anne-Marie Duff

Marjorie Mayhew

Adrian Scarborough

Lionel Mayhew

Emily Watson

Violet Ponting

Samuel West

Geoffrey Ponting

Andy Burse

Waiter One

Rasmus Hardiker

Waiter Two

Mia Burgess

Harriet Mayhew

Anna Burgess

Anne Mayhew

Bebe Cave

Ruth Ponting

John Ramm

Postman Terry

Barney Iley

Timothy

Mark Donald

Charles Morrell

Imogen Daines

Jenny

Molly Miles

Sonia

• Dominic CookeDirector
• Ian McEwanNovel · Screenplay · Executive Producer
• Elizabeth KarlsenProducer
• Stephen WoolleyProducer
• Robert JonesExecutive Producer
• Beth PattinsonExecutive Producer
• Norman MerryExecutive Producer
• Joe OppenheimerExecutive Producer
• Peter HampdenExecutive Producer
• Chiara GelardinExecutive Producer

Official Trailer

Release date

January 19, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Budget

$745,971

Revenue

$3,335,913

Genres

Drama, Romance

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