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Palm Beach is a 2019 Australian comedy drama film directed by Rachel Ward and starring Sam Neill and Bryan Brown, the latter of whom also co-produces the film.[3]

Palm Beach
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	New Townfilms[1] Soapbox Industries[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release dates	5 June 2019 (2019-06-05) (Sydney Film Festival) 8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$3.2 million[2]

Plot

A reunion party is being held at Palm Beach in Sydney by a group of lifelong friends.

Cast

• Frances Berry as Caitlin [4]
• Bryan Brown as Frank [4]
• Matilda Brown as Ella [4]
• Richard E. Grant as Billy [4]
• Aaron Jeffery as Doug [4]
• Jacqueline McKenzie as Bridget [4]
• Heather Mitchell as Eva [4]
• Sam Neill as Leo [4]
• Greta Scacchi as Charlotte [4]
• Charlie Vickers as Dan [4]

Response

Box office

Palm Beach grossed $3.2 million internationally, $3 million of this in Australia.[5][2][6]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[7]

Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Rachel Ward's Palm Beach is a seniors' edition of The 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 of Urban 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]}</ref>

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack was released on 19 July 2019, by Universal Music Australia and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Charts.[9]

References

External links

• Palm Beach at IMDb 
• Palm Beach at AllMovie

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