Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean

1990 · 96 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama

A big-time businessman throws in the towel on his company and high-tails it out to Bali just as its stock is about to be publicly offered. There, he tries to avoid the insistent phone calls coming from Manhattan and records his philosophical ponderings about this mid-life crisis on videotape. Before long, he is partying with another burnt-out businessman and avidly avoiding the attentions of colleagues who have come to Bali to try and get him to come back to Manhattan.

Directed by Ben Gazzara · Written by Anthony Foutz

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