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Beastly

2011 · 86 min

A glossy, earnest teen fairy-tale that coasts on pretty surfaces and gentle romance, with a few darker edges but little real bite.

Directed by
Daniel Barnz
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Tagline
Love is never ugly.
Overview
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

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Directed by
Daniel Barnz
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • redemption
  • coming-of-age
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Daniel Barnz
Written by
Daniel Barnz
Starring
Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, LisaGay Hamilton, Neil Patrick Harris, Dakota Johnson, Erik Knudsen, Peter Krause
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Mandy Walker
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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