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Belle

2021, Fantasy/Adventure, 2h 1m

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A remarkable story brought to life with dazzling animation, Belle finds writer-director Mamoru Hosoda setting a brilliant new benchmark. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious "beast" and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.

Rating: PG (Language|Brief Suggestive Material|Thematic Content|Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Anime, Romance, Musical
Original Language: Japanese
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Producer: Yuichiro Saito
Writer: Mamoru Hosoda
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2022 wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Nippon Television Network, Studio Chizu, Kadokawa, Dentsu
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Kylie McNeill

Suzu, Belle Voice

Chace Crawford

Justin Voice

Paul Castro Jr.

Paul Castro Jr.

Dragon Voice

Manny Jacinto

Shinobu Voice

Hunter Schafer

Ruka Voice

Brandon Engman

Kamishin Voice

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Critic Reviews for Belle

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Audience Reviews for Belle

Feb 07, 2022

A beautiful looking film that shows off 3D-to-2D animation, great soundtrack and also boasts sincere moving themes. Yet all these things can't really hold together this disjointed story chalk full of uninspired Anime High School tropes and other nonsensical elements. It's hard to feel immersed in a narrative when so many things don't make any sense. From straying romantic subplots, giant digital "hidden" castles with AI helpers exclusive to a simple teenage boy, a lawless metaverse where people can go anywhere and "hurt" anyone, being able to call people from a live stream without them needing to accept, letting a teenage girl/your friend travel across the country alone to confront an angry full grown man about his suspected child abuse… I can go on. Belle feels like it needed another month to cook in the writer's room if not at least a simple logic check.

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