Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Jeff G — 30 Aug 2007

A very sweet movie that you just have to see for yourself.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Jeff G on 30 Aug 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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