Beauty and the Beast

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Beauty and the Beast

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Released Mar 17, 2017

2h 9m

Kids & Family

Musical

Fantasy

Romance

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Belle (Emma Watson), a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in its castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exterior, allowing her to recognize the kind heart and soul of the true prince that hides on the inside.

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Critics Consensus

With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, Beauty and the Beast offers a faithful yet fresh retelling that honors its beloved source material.

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Karen Han

Slashfilm

Unfortunately, the more "real" the movie tries to make everything appear, the harder it becomes to ignore that the necessity to their falling in love isn't particularly romantic

Rated: 4/10

Dec 8, 2017

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Its misguided attempts to secure Best Original Song nominations bloat like a puffer fish, turning a swift 90-minute movie into a cumbersome two-hour snoozefest.

Nov 20, 2017

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

The live-action remake of the 1991 Disney classic hits all the right nostalgic notes - if only it dared to take a few more risks.

Aug 10, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Imitation, emulation, and homage are all part of that process, but so is reappraisal and reinterpretation. Those later two actions are what drive this new fantasy film to soaring and successful heights.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

This film is a careless exercise in capital gain; it mines a true cinema classic for commercial value and leaves nothing artistic in its wake.

May 27, 2023

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

Thoroughly enchanting and the story is queerer than ever...

Dec 21, 2022

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Luke

Storyline fantastic. Got the emotions going.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/23

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Fernando

It was horrible!!!! Nothing compared to the cartoon Disney version!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/01/22

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Clara R

Sinceramente uno de los mejores live action hasta ahora junto el Rey León. No es solo la fidelidad a la película original de animación sino el amor dedicado y puesto en esta película. A pesar de nuevos personajes , como el de Aghata, o canciones de más no da la sensación de en ningún momento ver una historia distinta a la original o que se haga duradera. La banda sonora es magnífica

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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timmy t

If you can get past the horrible casting of Emma Watson as Belle, them completely changing Belle's character, and them making it way more dark then the original, then its not half bad

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Alex B

Although it wasn't necessary and doesn't carry a candle to the first, there are slight changes to the Belle and Beast story lines that improve the realism of their relationship. People fall in love with the little moments of realism between each other, so the fact that we get real little moments, such as their trip to Paris, really helps with establishing a real relationship. The original was missing this. What takes this film overall down though is the fact that the gaston and lefou are not written well. Gaston in the original is so obviously awful that it makes him one of the best villains in the disney cannon. Lefou is just his lackey. However, in the remake, they make Gaston more manipulative. While much more realistic to what a "gaston" type person is in our world, it doesn't serve the movie that well. Emma Watson, in my humble opinion, nailed Belle. While her singing wasn't amazing, it wasn't as awful as many think. And her acting outside of the music nails Belle to a T. Dan Stevens played as good as he could with a role like the Beast, and Luke Evans does the best he could with the character. In short, definitely worth a watch every once in a while.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Maria O

Acting and Music were amazing. So glad it kept to the original and stray off too far. One of my favorite remakes of a classic film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Bill Condon

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Belle

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Gaston

Kevin Kline

Maurice

Josh Gad

LeFou

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Synopsis

Belle (Emma Watson), a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in its castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exterior, allowing her to recognize the kind heart and soul of the true prince that hides on the inside.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman
Screenwriter: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films
Rating: PG (Peril|Frightening Images|Some Action Violence)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $504.0M
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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