Beastly

2011, Fantasy/Romance, 1h 26m

97 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Fundamentally misguided, poorly written, and badly acted, Beastly adds little to the legacy of its timeless source material. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After a spurned classmate curses him, a teen will be forever ugly unless he finds love.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Crude Comments|Brief Violence|Language|Some Thematic Material)
  • Genre:
    Fantasy, Romance
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Daniel Barnz
  • Producer:
    Susan Cartsonis
  • Writer:
    Daniel Barnz
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $27.9M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    CBS Films
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby, SDDS

Cast & Crew

Alex Pettyfer
Kyle, Hunter
Vanessa Hudgens
Lindy
Neil Patrick Harris
Will
Peter Krause
Rob
LisaGay Hamilton
Zola
Mary-Kate Olsen
Kendra
Dakota Johnson
Sloan
Erik Knudsen
Trey
Daniel Barnz
Director
Daniel Barnz
Screenwriter
Susan Cartsonis
Producer
Michael Flynn
Executive Producer
Roz Weisberg
Executive Producer
Mandy Walker
Cinematography
Thomas J. Nordberg
Film Editing
Marcelo Zarvos
Original Music
Rusty Smith
Production Design
Isabelle Guay
Supervising Art Direction
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Costume Design
Sarah Halley Finn
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Critic Reviews for Beastly

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Audience Reviews for Beastly

  • Sep 26, 2016
    A bloke has a curse placed on him where he learns that instead of being mean, he can be creepy. Absolutely nobody on the planet would behave like a single one of these characters, and if that weren't the case, this movie would still suck. Gets the extra star for LisaGay Hamilton & Neil Patrick Harris who, though still ridiculous, are at least endearing. (Also he's way hotter as The Beast).
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 01, 2013
    A bland adaptation of a timeless literary classic. Still, Alex Pettyfer was so hot.
    Maymay A Super Reviewer
  • Nov 11, 2012
    Another film that appears to have been snatched out of the pages of a high school girl's journal. Immature characters with vapid character development -- which is particularly problematic when teenage character development is the whole point of the film. And that Olsen girl?! Awful! Stick to lunch pail modeling, Mary Kate!
    Christian C Super Reviewer
  • Jun 23, 2012
    So awful. The championing of superficial qualities in the script is overbearing and cliche, even for high school students. Alex Pettyfer is just a pretty face, and Vanessa Hudgens is so hipsterly twee.
    Alice S Super Reviewer
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