Set against the sweltering backdrop of a Brooklyn summer, this raw and intimate drama from director Eliza Hittman follows Frankie, a restless teenager played by Harris Dickinson, who is caught between two worlds. By night, he roams the boardwalks with his rough-and-tumble friends, engaging in aimless macho posturing and petty crime. By day, he navigates a tentative relationship with a young woman named Simone, portrayed by Madeline Weinstein, all while secretly exploring his own burgeoning desires through anonymous encounters with older men he meets online. As Frankie struggles to reconcile his public persona with his private yearnings, the pressure from his ailing father and his increasingly volatile crew threatens to shatter his fragile facade. Kate Hodge and Neal Huff co-star as his parents, whose own struggles with illness and denial further isolate him. Blending a gritty, naturalistic style with moments of aching vulnerability, "Beach Rats" is a hauntingly authentic portrait of a young man's desperate search for identity and connection in a world that demands he choose a side.