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  • Mike Mills wrote and directed the film, which Focus Features released in the United States on June 3, 2011.
  • Focus lists a 1-hour-44-minute runtime and an R rating; Apple lists 1 hour 45 minutes, so platform metadata differs by one minute.
  • Ewan McGregor plays Oliver, Christopher Plummer plays Hal and Mélanie Laurent plays Anna; Goran Višnjić and Mary Page Keller are also in the principal cast.
  • Mills said the story began with his own father coming out at age 75 after 45 years of marriage, making the film semi-autobiographical.
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Beginners

Beginners

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Beginners has no confirmed included subscription or free-with-ads stream in the United States as of October 23, 2026. Current U.S. listings report rental and purchase options through Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home; these are transactional and must not be labeled as subscription access.

Mike Mills’ intimate comedy-drama moves between Oliver’s tentative relationship with Anna and memories of his father Hal, who came out late in life after the death of Oliver’s mother. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent lead a story Mills based in part on his own father’s experience, giving the film a distinct perspective on grief, identity and the risk of beginning again.

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