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Seven members of a close-knit college group of friends are reunited fifteen years later after the eighth commits suicide. The funeral and reception lead to an extended weekend for all as they decide to spend time together pondering the recent events. Amidst a barrage of Motown classics, the members each offer little tidbits .. Read more

Starring	Tom Berenger, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline
Director	Lawrence Kasdan
Genres	Comedy

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- A funeral reunites a group of friends from the idealistic '60s who have gone their separate ways in the pragmatic '80s.... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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  A Classic fun movie
  
  Just a classic fun movie. Good music, good friends, good feelings. Enough thought provoking topics to have a conversation about but no stress.
  
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  - 15 Mar 2005 at 18:05
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  music and chat
  
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  the soundtrack is probably the best thing about this film, a handful of old friends meet up for a funeral and chew the cud ... that's it! A waste of ... read more »
  
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  - portsmouth
  - 04 Apr 2011 at 18:17
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  the big chill
  
  great cast and has stood the test of time. the soundtrack is just fantastic.
  
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- - massala
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  - Penzance
  - 18 May 2009 at 16:54
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  A Forgotten Classic
  
  A brilliant, emotional, grown-up, extremely funny, subtle, excellently cast & acted ensemble piece... with possibly the best soundtrack ever.
  
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  - 07 Dec 2008 at 11:15
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  The Big Chill
  
  Very entertaining. Glad to have seen it as it was a classic movie with tonnes of actors before they were famous
  
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  - London
  - 11 Nov 2008 at 16:39
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  A classic?
  
  Perhaps its dated, but I was so looking forward to seeing this, having heard great things about it over the years. Perhaps I missed the point, but I felt ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 22 Aug 2008 at 17:34
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  Customer Review
  
  If you can look past the 80s perms, knitwear and the nostalgic soundtrack, this is a very rich expression of so many human complications, truths and ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  a drag
  
  The only good part of this film is the good sound track and the star cast. It is very slow and boring!
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 10 Mar 2007 at 20:29
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  30-something highs and lows
  
  A real gem of a film. Stellar cast, funny, pertinent dialogue, soul-searching of the classiest order. The way the group of once-vital college friends review ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 30 Nov 2005 at 09:55
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  The Big Chill
  
  Great cast, good plot. We enjoyed this.
  
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  - Stroud
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 13:44
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  Yuppies doing 70s cinema
  
  80s satire about hippies who've grown up and become yuppies. If you can get past the middle class angst there's quite a lot to enjoy from a good ... read more »
  
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  A Classic fun movie
  
  Just a classic fun movie. Good music, good friends, good feelings. Enough thought provoking topics to have a conversation about but no stress.
  
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  - Shay3
  - Maidenhead
  - 15 Mar 2005 at 18:05
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  Hippies try to grow up, with great soundtrack
  
  Middle-aged sixties revolutionaries try to come to terms with their changing personas. Strangely believable. If you watch the 'making of' extras you ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Nov 2004 at 15:03
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  warm to the chill
  
  It is astonishing that something so 'of its time' can still feel so fresh. I expected it to seem dated, but was blown away by the subtlety of the ... read more »
  
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- - Karen Dawson
  - edinburgh
  - 30 Jun 2005 at 23:18
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  If you can look past the 80s perms, knitwear and the nostalgic soundtrack, this is a very rich expression of so many human complications, truths and ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  A Forgotten Classic
  
  A brilliant, emotional, grown-up, extremely funny, subtle, excellently cast & acted ensemble piece... with possibly the best soundtrack ever.
  
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  - London
  - 07 Dec 2008 at 11:15
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  an oldie but goodie
  
  am wondering if sikelsh (bottom reviewer) is reviewing the correct film
  
  am also confused why kevin costner is listed as starring as his part was ... read more »
  
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  - staffs, uk
  - 05 Feb 2005 at 18:30
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  The big bore
  
  I was bored from beginning to end of this film, the only thing that kept me going was the brilliant music. I found it very difficult to empathise with any of ... read more »
  
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  - Herefordshire
  - 10 Jun 2005 at 09:54
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  Of it's time
  
  This film is a rewarding way to spend 100 minutes. It gives a snap-shot of some old college friends some ten years after graduation. It reflects on the ... read more »
  
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  - Cheltenham, UK
  - 14 Oct 2005 at 19:12
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  Yuppies doing 70s cinema
  
  80s satire about hippies who've grown up and become yuppies. If you can get past the middle class angst there's quite a lot to enjoy from a good ... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
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  - St Helens
  - 26 Oct 2005 at 20:02
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  The Big Chill
  
  Great cast, good plot. We enjoyed this.
  
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  - Stroud
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 13:44

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