Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Family, Fantasy, Musical


Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.


After leaving her small provincial village to find her missing father, the beautiful, independent Belle ( Emma Watson ) encounters a large, horrifying Beast ( Dan Stevens ) living inside a dark, forbidding castle with living antiques as his only companions. As Belle stays more with the Beast, she learns that true beauty is found within.

A French town meets a young girl who's name means beauty. An ordinary adventure by her father, Maurice takes a strange turn when a tree blocks his usual path. He goes down the other path and finds a beautiful castle with a beast and his only companions, talking furniture. He gets trapped while taking a rose for Belle. Belle goes to the castle and takes her father's place. While trapped there, she falls in love with the beast.

As punishment for his actions, a young prince is transformed into a monstrous beast by a mysterious enchantress. Only condition is if he can learn to love someone and earn their love in return, the curse will be lifted. Enter young bookworm Belle, who stumbles upon the castle and is taken prisoner by the Beast while rescuing her father. With help from the Beast's servants, Belle comes to appreciate and love the Beast all while evading a stalking hunter who wants to marry her.


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