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Beloved

1998Movie2 h 52 minR

57

DecentGoodWatch score

57

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

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You need an uplifting mood
You want fast pacing
Graphic violence bothers you
You scare easily

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Crew

Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Written by: Toni Morrison, Akosua Busia, Adam Brooks
Produced by: Oprah Winfrey, Jonathan Demme, Gary Goetzman
Music by: Rachel Portman

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Facts

October 16, 1998 · 2 h 52 min · R

Released: October 16, 1998
Runtime: 2 h 52 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $80 million
Box office: $23 million
Available in: 49 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

Alas, Poor Villain, Naked Nutter, Love Father, Love Son +9

12 of 72 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Beloved?"

Questions about Beloved

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Beloved?

In the United States, Beloved is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 34 other countries.

Is Beloved worth watching?

57

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 6.1 and Metacritic 58).

Will Beloved scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Beloved?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Was Beloved a box office flop?

Budget$80 million

Box office$23 million

Yes: it cost about $80 million to make and earned $23 million worldwide, 29% of its budget.

What tropes does Beloved use?

Alas, Poor VillainNaked NutterLove Father, Love SonImperiled in PregnancyJigsaw Puzzle PlotAnd I Must ScreamVery Loosely Based on a True StorySugar-and-Ice PersonalityDefiant to the EndMama BearNot Quite the Right ThingEveryone Calls Him "Barkeep"and 60 more

TV Tropes lists 72 tropes for it, including Alas, Poor Villain, Naked Nutter, and Love Father, Love Son.