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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

The legend is reborn...

2014112 minPG-13Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Director
Christophe Gans
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega

Forced to face the cruel side of life, a devastated, bankrupt merchant chances upon the enchanted castle of a hideous creature, the mere sight of it chills the bone to the marrow. There, a fate worse than death awaits the poor father-of-six, who, after plucking a sweet-scented rose from the repulsive master's verdant garden, must do the impossible: permit his compassionate daughter, Belle, to take his place and pay for the sins of her parent. Now, an impenetrable mystery shrouds the haunted mansion, and, as repugnance gradually turns into affection, only true love could break the spell.

Where to watch

Where can I watch Beauty and the Beast?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Beauty and the Beast streaming on Pluto TV (free), Prime Video, Shout! TV via The Roku Channel and Tubi (free) and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Beauty and the Beast?

Beauty and the Beast earns 6 badges, led by Visual feast and Guilty pleasure.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Beauty and the Beast worth watching?

Beauty and the Beast's Midcredits score is the 57th percentile of all films, from 82K ratings across 5 sources. 54% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

57th percentile

Better received than 57% of films

57th percentile among Drama57th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)55th
Approval (how many liked it)58th

63 /100

55th percentile of all films

55th percentile among Drama55th percentile among 2010s

Critics 39 · Audience 64

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.6 — solid but not unanimous.

54% liked it

58th percentile of all films

57th percentile among Drama58th percentile among 2010s
54% rated it 7–1046% rated it 1–6

Critics 41% · Audience 54%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of audiences approved than critics.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 1 wins / 2 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

96th percentile

82K ratings across platforms

97th percentile among Drama96th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

Box office

Budget€33M

In euro, not converted to dollars.

Worldwide gross$47M

94th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both camps agree the film is visually beautiful but struggles to make the central romance feel earned.

Fans praised

  • stunning sets, costumes, and practical-CGI blend
  • darkly atmospheric fairy-tale tone with shading in character portrayals
  • Beast's layered backstory and Belle's self-advocacy

Detractors panned

  • empty love story with underdeveloped central relationship
  • flat pacing and emotionally uninvolving characters
  • awkward CGI moments and uneven direction of actors

What stands out

Cinematography80

Painterly visuals, meticulous shot composition, stunning landscapes and sets

AtmosphereDivisive80

Dark, magical, storybook feel; world-building immersive but sometimes decorative

Effects and spectacleDivisive75

Blend of practical and CGI praised; some moments called wonky

OriginalityDivisive65

Fresh French take deviating from Disney's version; praised for shading characters

Plot and storyDivisive55

Closer to original tale with darker tone; family backstory adds depth but romance rushed

ActingDivisive55

Lea Seydoux praised as versatile but miscast as Belle; Vincent Cassel's Beast admired but underused

Emotional impactDivisive50

Beast's backstory moving for some; romance fails to evoke deep feeling

CharactersDivisive45

Beast's layered backstory praised; Belle and Beast's relationship called unearned and flat

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Women

Women scored it 13 points higher than men.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Users

Users scored it 11 points higher than critics.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US 1 point apart

Watch experience

What is Beauty and the Beast like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Moving and uplifting: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be moved and come out lifted.

It takes its time and leaves you hopeful. Skip it when you want an easy night or you want things to move fast.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings and patience.

What it feels like

Moving and uplifting.

Moods
RomanticTenseMelancholic
Heaviest: middle
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Romantic · 8% of filmsEpic · 2% of films: Vast in scale: big landscapes, big stakes, a long span.Dreamlike · 2% of films: Logic gives way to atmosphere and association.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Frame story · 5% of films: A story told inside another — someone is recounting it.
ToneThe film plays its dark fairy tale material straight, with a sincere and earnest approach to the romance and magic.
The rideThe film balances a romantic, fairytale atmosphere with increasingly tense and melancholic moments, particularly as Belle's relationship with the Beast grows more fraught.
StructureThe main narrative is linear, with a brief frame story of Belle telling the tale to her children.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Hopeful.

The answer rests on this: HopefulBittersweet
Why it leaves you this wayThe happy ending leaves hope for love, but the underdeveloped romance gives a slightly bittersweet aftertaste.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Rebirth
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13% (this title): Redemption 3% (this title) · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Rebirth: A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed. · Redemption: Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).

13% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypeThe story follows a cursed beast who is transformed by the love and sacrifice of a young woman, embodying a redemption arc.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfRomanticlove
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% (this title) · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Romantic love · 15% of filmsSacrifice · 4% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Dual lead
How it treats its themeA young woman's sacrifice and burgeoning love break a curse, emphasizing that true beauty lies within.
StanceThe film affirms the power of love to redeem and transform, celebrating Belle and the Beast's journey toward each other.

The world

TimelessRuralDomesticFantasy
Orchestral modernAmbientSupportive music · original score · Pierre Adenot
Settinga countryside village and an enchanted castle in a magical forest
MusicThe score supports the fairytale mood with sweeping orchestral and ambient textures.

Content guide

Is Beauty and the Beast okay for kids?

PG-13

Beauty and the Beast is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for some fantasy violence, sensuality and partial nudity” (MPAA). As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (69/100), sexual content at mild (31/100), language at mild (31/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (31/100) and frightening material at moderate (49/100). Overall it is heavier than 65% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 16 other countries
  • UK12
  • Germany6
  • FranceTP
  • JapanG
  • South KoreaALL
  • Brazil12
  • Austria6
  • Belgium9
  • GreeceΚ
  • Hungary12
  • ItalyT
  • Netherlands12
  • PortugalM/12
  • SK12
  • Spain7
  • Switzerland12
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 40% of all filmsHeavier than 65% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
heavy for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 90%
Sex & Nudity
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 55%
Profanity
Mild
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 21%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 47%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 55%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence. Everything else sits at or below what PG-13-rated films usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Beauty and the Beast have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Beauty and the Beast?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Vincent Cassel
as La Bête
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Léa Seydoux
as Belle
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
André Dussollier
as Le marchand
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Eduardo Noriega
as Perducas
Myriam Charleins
as Astrid
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Audrey Lamy
as Anne
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.
Sara Giraudeau
as Clotilde
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Jonathan Demurger
as Jean-Baptiste
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Nicolas Gob
as Maxime
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Yvonne Catterfeld
as La Princesse
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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