Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Jeffrey M — 12 Jun 2007

This Movie is the best gay drama movie I ever saw, in fact it was the first GAY movie I ever saw.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Jeffrey M on 12 Jun 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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