Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise · 84 min · Romance, Family, Animation, Fantasy
87.3 TOPICAL score · #160 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
Beauty and the Beast (1991, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise) has a TOPICAL score of 87.3 - ranked 160 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (10,952 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 99 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (10,952 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards2 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Annie Award for Best Animated Feature; Academy Award for Best Original Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 99 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read114,737 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach (actor #724)
“When animation historian Charles Solomon reviewed the IMAX re-release in 2001, he said that Beauty and the Beast " has the strongest claim to being a classic" of all the films Disney released during the 1980s and 1990s.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10