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The Big Chill

The Big Chill

1983
R
105 min
Comedy Drama

Plot Summary

A seminal Thirty-Something movie in which a group of old college friends who are now older and experienced come together for the funeral of Alex, who was at one time the brightest and the best of them at college and yet who never managed to find his way. The friends use the occasion to reacquaint themselves with each other, discuss where their lives have led and speculate on what happened to their idealism which had been abundant when they were younger.

7.1
IMDb Rating
69%
Rotten Tomatoes
61
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

7.1
IMDb Rating
69%
Rotten Tomatoes
61
Metacritic

Technical Details

105 min
Runtime
30 Sep 1983
Release Date
R
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
1983
Year
Genres
Comedy Drama

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User Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

10.0/10
Recent

Although we haven’t watched it in many years, my wife and I include The Big Chill as one of a handful of our favorite movies ever. Boy, were we young when we first watched it! It has been so long that until I recently read a description of it on this website, I couldn’t have told you any of the characters’ names, though I could have reeled off several of the actors: Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Jobeth Williams, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Glenn Close - all of whom we have enjoyed in...

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Wuchak

Wuchak

6.0/10
Recent

**_The growing ennui of college grads from the 60s in the early 80s_** Seven former college friends from Michigan meet near the coast in small town South Carolina after the death of one of their old gang. They spend the weekend together reminiscing on their youthful ideals, where they are now, and where they’re going. Written & directed by Lawrence Kasdan, “The Big Chill” (1983) has the same plot as “The Return of the Secaucus Seven” from three years earlier. The difference is that it has ...

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Technical Info
30 Sep 1983
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