Beauty and the Beast
Seen it?1987 | 94 min | Family, Romance, Music
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and families. If you loved Beauty and the Beast or Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
To save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eugene Marner
- John SavageBeast/Prince
- Rebecca De MornayBeauty
- Yossi GraberFather
- Michael SchneiderKuppel
- Carmela MarnerBettina
- Ruth HarlapIsabella
- Joseph BeeOliver
- Jack MessingerFrederick
- Ya'ackov Ben-SiraBailiff
- Tzipi Mor1st Maid