Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Belle, whose father Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast (really an enchanted Prince), offers herself instead and finds the prince inside the Beast. (imdb)

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Directed By: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Written By: Roger Allers, Linda Woolverton, Brenda Chapman, Burny Mattinson

Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, Brian Cummings, Tony Jay, Mary Kay Bergman, Bradley Pierce, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart, Richard White, Paige O'Hara

Genres: Musical, Family/Kids, Fantasy, Animation

Franchise: Beauty and the Beast

Country: USA

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Stars	User	Rating
10	BeeDub	100 _97th
One of Disney's crowning achievements. Fantastic music, endearing characters, beautiful animation, a charming romance, sophisticated writing, and a clever sense of humor. Masterful.
7	Ytadel	9 _98th
(2014-15 Disneython #24:) Disney in the midst of their wonderful '89-'94 creative peak. It has a charming and wondrous sense of fantasy, Belle and Beast are perfectly realized characters, the animation is beautiful, and the songs are just terrific ("Belle," "Be Our Guest," "Gaston," "Beauty and the Beast," all great). It makes me feel like a little girl again! Which is weird, since I'm a man :-/
7	Paxton	70 _63rd
"To think of that poor Beast having a vast library of knowledge but not being able to utilize it," he wrote on the internet, a worldwide infrastructure of information, but specifically, on a mini-review website as a break from the near hour lost to memes and gifs on reddit.
5	maddog	97 _99th
It was nominated for Best Picture (but lost out to the equally good film Silence of the Lambs). That alone should say something. Disney continued its departure from earlier damsel-in-distress leading females, first with Ariel in Little Mermaid, and now with the independent and therefore 'odd' Belle in Beauty and the Beast. Not only is this beautifully animated with great music, it's both amusing and immensely touching. A must-see.
4	critickerkaw	100 _97th
Probably my favorite of the traditionally-animated Disney films. A gem!
4	Raian-kun	97 _82nd
If you can't enjoy this, I don't think we can be friends.
4	dmbbearcat	90 _87th
Another Disney masterpiece, and again, that's because it's an emotional powerhouse.
3	lachapelle	94 _94th
This is truly a masterpiece of animation. This movie also showed the growth of CGI in animation. The voicework and the musical numbers are classic Disney fare. This marked a true upswing for Disney.
3	Mentaculus	96 _96th
Even with hindsight, this is truly an amazing film. The pacing and themes are operatic, yes - but that means they're also universal and poignant. It moves along too briskly, but when the story catches its breath (e.g.: after the wolf fight, the Title Song) it creates a sense of legitimate beauty.
3	Langelund (CinemaZone.dk)	100 _99th
One of the all time greatest fairytales and the most magical Disney-animated classic. Ever.
3	SirStuckey	80 _78th
I only recently revisited this movie from probably the decade or so ago that I last saw it and I was surprised at how much stuck with me. I was humming along to the songs (and singing parts), I remembered a lot of the lines, and I still had my strange attraction to Belle (she's the best Disney lead female ever). It's not my favorite of the Disney flicks, but I honestly think it's just as good today as when it came out. Considering how much animation movies have evolved I'd say that's impressive.
3	GreatScott85	100 _98th
A classic among classics in the Disney library.
3	Leonardis	97 _95th
Downright incredible movie, Beauty and the Beast is very well animated, voice acted and, alike other Disney films, great character development and one of the best screenplays in an animated movie I've ever seen. There's no wondering why it's such a classic.
2	Magb	70 _39th
Pales in comparison to the Cocteau version. I'll admit maybe I'm being too harsh on it, but it's hard to appreciate this as much when there's a better and quite similar version of the same story out there.
2	spoonerspot	86 _92nd
I fall in love with every woman that gently brushes the wisps of hair from her face.
2	BattleToad	90 _89th
This was the beginning of an incredible run of films by Disney in the early 90's. Beauty and the Beast is beautifully animated, and the music is wonderful. It's a classic story that was adapted well, and the film is fun to watch again and again. Awesome!
2	ARMcCallum	90 _97th
Probably sentimental bias as it is the earliest movie can remember going to the theater to see. I still consider it the best animated movie.
2	CMonster	65 _42nd
Gives ugly people like me hope and shows how French guys are assholes. Win/Win.
2	matGuy3	9 _92nd
Classic Disney. Really, it doesn't get much more nostalgic for 90s animated musicals than this.
2	Trooth	79 _80th
Simply a joy to watch. I liked it as a kid, but re-watching it as an adult, I think I like it even more. Animation's well-done, it's decently funny, and I love the music, particularly with Gaston.
2	brandons	89 _88th
Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney's most elegant animated offerings.
2	girlonfire	100 _99th
Wonderful characters, fantastic and memorable songs, and a beautiful story. I've lost count the amount of times I've seen this and it never gets old. Disney's best film.
2	talonmalon	99 _96th
One of the Disney masterpieces. Timeless story, fantastic music, gorgeous animation, and the greatest cast of characters in any Disney film. Nothing more needs to be said. If The Little Mermaid wasn't quite enough for people to be convinced that Disney is back, then Beauty and the Beast should be more than enough.
2	VengefulKBM	85 _85th
One of the most mature animated movies Disney ever made. It was never one of my favorites until I got older, but once I did, I realized and truly appreciated all the different layers here, and how carefully-crafted this film is as a whole.
1	TripleSH	69 _51st
While overly sappy, the music is fairly well-done, and the animation is also noteworthy. Against my better judgement, I rate this above average.
1	ServantDagon	90 _83rd
Gaston is a man's man and his chest is so hairy and something about animation.
1	PeaceAnarchy	73 _36th
It's a fun story with really pretty animation and wonderful songs. I like that the songs are pretty varied in content and style but they still manage to all flow together very nicely. Overall, it's a fun film. The characters are, if nothing else, interesting. But, they are also frustratingly inconsistent and used by the story in some rather troubling ways. Belle's eventual submission, Gaston's turn from ass to full on villain and Beast's barely earned transformation all hamper my enjoyment.
1	joseywales	75 _73rd
90's Disney was a tough time for me, I was too old to be blown away and still too young to fully "get it". Having watched this as an adult I was impressed but still not blown away.
1	nilkynarfy	30 _19th
Bland movie for girls that have been planning their weddings since they were five and the gay dudes they'll eventually be bearding. Also aggressively sexist and sadomasochistic.
1	martryn	81 _79th
This movie came out at the height of Disney awesomeness. They don't make them like this anymore, though I can't say that I'm a huge fan of this girlie stuff.
1	forman	100 _97th
CAN YOU DRINK LIKE GASTON CAN YOU FIGHT LIKE GASTON! CRAZY OLD MAURICE! BE... OUR... GUEST BE OUR GUEST BE OUR GUEST BE OUR GUEST.
1	nandorizzi	65 _52nd
Although the narrative is far from disappointing, it is undeniable that does not have a good timing, the story goes very fast, leaving holes. While it is a well produced animation.
1	KasperL	90 _97th
This, probably the most accomplished entry in Disney's animated canon (edging out 'The Lion King' and 'The Princess and the Frog'), holds up wonderfully and will no doubt continue to do so due to the involving story, the funny characters, the legitimately great songs and absolutely fantastic craft from both directors and animators.
1	BillyShears	90 _92nd
Charmin' toe tappin' musical.
1	nunstrangler	100 _95th
Wonderful Disney musical combines superb animation, splendid characters, and lively songs about a beautiful girl, Belle, and the fearsome and disagreeable Beast. Supporting cast includes the castle servants (a delightful bunch of household objects). Notable as the first animated feature to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Destined to become a classic.
1	Kusanagi	95 _99th
Man, the 90s were good to Disney. I wish they could recapture some of the magic of this movie with their films nowadays.
1	JPBrendal	85 _60th
I re-watched this movie many months ago after not having seen it in a good long while, and was surprised and delighted to discover how much I still enjoy this movie, even now that I'm an "adult". I found the character of the Beast to be very entertaining to watch. Story Critique: The story is good. A classic. It's not very complex, though. The characters make the movie fun to watch.
1	glumpy_99	83 _67th
One of the last "vintage" Disney animations gets a high score for sentimental reasons, but it lacks its own identity or even a story that's worth telling in such a simplistic way; musical numbers are fun, but seem to be aping THE LITTLE MERMAID ("Be Our Guest" is essentially a reprise of "Under The Sea") though Lansbury's beautiful rendition of the title song stands alone as a Disney gem. Still enjoyable, but not nearly as ambitious or successful as its immediate predecessors and successors.
1	Lord Moe	98 _96th
If we look at all the categories, you can see that this is one of the greatest Disney animated features. Best Disney princess (Belle), Best Disney Prince (The Beast), the best Disney music, and a great villain (Gaston). What more could you want? Oh, great animation? Well, we've got that too! Beauty and the Best is, in my opinion, one of the greatest Disney Animated Feature of all time, second only to Fantasia.
1	Svengali	4 _0th
I was ready to puke after the first song.
1	chmul_cr0n	21 _1st
"I release you. You're no longer my prisoner." Never have these words been more rom...I'm sorry, but this is just retarded. I don't mind the movie not being dark and moody, but it's just trying too hard to bee cheerful and cute. This movie wastes its time with redundant music numbers about mundane crap. Or a jerk who's complaining about people not liking his jerkish nature. And when it gets (supposedly) romantic, the tea pot's the one singing about their feelings for each other? What the fuck
1	Goldbluming	20 _0th
The worst Disney movie I've seen. An angry, frustrated, lonely, sexually repressed man embodied as a beast kidnaps a young woman and makes her his married slave. Belle's storyline is de-emphasized so that we can watch the beast turn from a savage animal into a proper well adjusted man. It's disgusting folks. Oh yeah, and the French are objects personified so that they may better serve.
1	LookJabba...	9 _91st
Beauty and the Beast is another one of my all time favourite Disney classics. Sentimentally this is one that stands out for me and it fully deserved its best picture nomination. The early 90's was Disney at their peak and this film kick started a run of some of Disney's best. The animation is beautiful, the characters remain as loveable as ever and the unforgettable songs steal the show. Along with classic like 'The Lion King' & 'Aladdin' this is personally one of my favourite Disney films.
1	Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews)	80 _77th
I think this film tells a TERRIBLE message. He has to learn beauty is more than something on the outside, but an inner thing as well? TO prove that point he gets to woo the girl who has the best inner AND outer beauty? What does he really learn after all? Shit. SHrek has a better message. I still love it though.
1	Boxcars	10 _97th
Truly timeless and romantic, "Beauty and the Beast" codified Disney's revival with its seamless art direction, classic musical score, and sincere portrayal of strong characters and a story of acceptance and selflessness.
1	GorillaNosh	94 _81st
In my opinion, one of the best hand drawn animated disney films out there.
1	TimeCapsule	94 _97th
A fantastically animated musical featuring arguably Disney's best group of songs. The amazing music, the beautiful animation, plus a wonderful cast of side characters helps create that infamous Disney magic around what is kind of a weird fairy tale. Belle is certainty the strongest Princess to appear then thus far, and Beast might be the most characterized Disney Prince at this point as well. Unlike the tragic finale of "King Kong"(1993), here in the end twas Beauty that saved the Beast.
1	buffratings	93 _91st
With unforgettable musical numbers and stunning animation, Beauty and the Beast is, simply put, a Disney classic.
1	mwestcott	45 _15th
The beautiful animation, catchy songs, and emotional voice acting are all hampered by the fact that the Beauty and the Beast tale is not one worth all the effort. The effort is applauded, but wasted on a story that basically boils down to Stockholm Syndrome.
1	jonthefan	89 _37th
The music, character development, and magical atmosphere are all spectacular. Unfortunately on the villain side, Gaston's more of a caricature than a believable human. This leads to points of bathos rather than true engagement-a shame, because Belle, the Beast, the objects, and even Maurice are established beautifully on a sensitive level. I'll call this film a masterpiece one day, but today isn't this one.

Average Percentile 61.3% from 8349 Ratings