Beauty and the Beast

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Beauty and the Beast

G

Released Nov 13, 1991

1h 24m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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An arrogant young prince and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle enters the Beast's castle after he imprisons her father Maurice. With the help of his enchanted servants, including the matronly Mrs. Potts, Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.

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Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney's most elegant animated offerings.

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Lynden Barber

Sydney Morning Herald

Disney made big strides towards recapturing its classic form with the animated fairy tale The Little Mermaid a couple of years ago, but they let an insipid heroine almost spoil the effect. But Beauty and the Beast is unambiguously successful.

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

This is full-blown, full-blooded animation, lacking only the special finesse and charm that stamped Disney's work in the Forties. Children of all ages, start queuing now.

Aug 30, 2023

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Jonathan Romney

Sight & Sound

If this is very much a film of good and bad bits, that is because of the way the armies of animators have been marshalled...the music, however, is the film's most consistent feature.

Feb 6, 2020

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Hannah Rose

CBR

Beauty and the Beast is arguably Disney's magnum opus.

Rated: 10/10

Aug 12, 2024

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

The film’s title song, teaching lovers to look into each other’s hearts instead of their flaws, is coincidentally flawless.

Jun 18, 2024

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Zita Short

InSession Film

I could not identify with Belle because she was written as such a blank slate.

Feb 7, 2023

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Ben W

Really great. Another classic. One issue tho, romance between Belle and the Beast was rushed and kind of resembled Stockholm syndrome…

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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Isabel

I love this classic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/23

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Joseph H

So happy to see classic movies back in theaters, can remember seeing them when I was a kid and seeing them with my family, makes me feel like a kid again, miss my family and wish they could be here to share these moments again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Darío C

Masterpiece. Work of art. Even as a kid I could notice this movie was way better quality than many others.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Dionisis T

Truly underrated for an animated movie!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Garrett B

Truly a masterpiece. One of the best animated films of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Synopsis

An arrogant young prince and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle enters the Beast's castle after he imprisons her father Maurice. With the help of his enchanted servants, including the matronly Mrs. Potts, Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Producer: Don Hahn
Screenwriter: Linda Woolverton
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, BV International Pictures [no]
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $219.0M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Surround

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