Attempting to have fun for once, a teenage girl witnesses death at an oceanside beach party.

A girl going through puberty hopelessly tries to hold onto childhood during a day at the beach, but meddling mothers push her to grow up.

At a vacation home on the beach, a girl finds mysterious memorials after being told by an old man to venture out into the sand dunes. Years later, the people who live on the beach are plagued by voices telling them to kill themselves.

In a series of commentaries on the human condition — life, truth, happiness, death — a spinster sister takes in her dead sister’s children; a man is entranced by the endless waves which roll and crash in the ocean; a carpenter wrestles with the burden of being everyone’s confidante; a dying railroad crossing watchman shares a simple but complex wisdom.

A mundane married couple vacations at a tropical resort, where the husband becomes increasingly curious about a strange mother and son duo.

After an obese older man discovers his wife is having an affair, he invites the lovers on a tense trip to the beach.

Two sisters play at the beach. The eldest thinks back on their parent's problems and tries to protect her younger sister.

A tourist from England complains about his boring trip to California but enjoys experiences around town facilitated by his zany friends.

In a dystopian world, the red water ocean attracts tourists but repels residents. When a couple moves from Boston to the somewhat abandoned shore, strange things begin to happen.

A writer moves from Chicago to an Oregon beach town to improve her tempestuous relationship with her recovering addict boyfriend but finds their romance endangered more than ever — only this time, it's her fault.