| Palm Beach | |
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 Theatrical film poster | |
| Directed by | Rachel Ward |
| Screenplay by | Joanna Murray-Smith Rachel Ward |
| Produced by | Deborah Balderstone Bryan Brown |
| Starring | Frances Berry Bryan Brown Matilda Brown |
| Cinematography | Bonnie Elliott |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.2 million[2] |
Palm Beach is a 2019Australiancomedydrama film directed byRachel Ward, and starringSam Neill andBryan Brown, the latter of whom also co-produced the film.[3]
A reunion party is being held atPalm Beach in Sydney by a group of lifelong friends.
Palm Beach grossed $3.2 million internationally, $3 million of this in Australia.[5][2][6]
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[7]
Sandra Hall ofThe Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Rachel Ward'sPalm Beach is a seniors' edition ofThe Big Chill, transplanted to Sydney's northern beaches and populated with a cast of Australian favourites [...] A less likeable group of actors could easily have been upstaged by the conspicuous perfection of the setting and the décor. This bunch hold their own, but a sharper script would have made them shine even brighter."[8] Louise Keller ofUrban Cinefile called the film "a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit."[citation needed]
The original soundtrack was released on 19 July 2019, byUniversal Music Australia and peaked at number 37 on theARIA Charts.[9]
