Beauty and the Beast fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, pop culture, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout score, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Beauty and the Beast is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, nostalgic, and deeply romantic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
Fantasy, pop culture, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, pop culture, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout score, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, editing, and visual style stand out.
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The most beautiful love story ever told.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Beauty and the Beast is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 95). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 24 min
Beauty and the Beast runs 1 h 24 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Beauty and the Beast higher (95) than audiences (86). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $25 million to make and earned $425 million worldwide, 17.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United States.
+70GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Beauty and the Beast in 84 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 50 storytelling tropes for Beauty and the Beast, including Megan Kearney's Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast (1946), Time Lord Fairy Tales.
8.0
