What is Beastly about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A modern-day beast must find true love to break a whimsical curse and reclaim his former self.
Romantic and feel-good. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+ and YouTube (free).
Beastly parents guide
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byDaniel Barnz
StarringAlex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, LisaGay Hamilton, Neil Patrick Harris, Dakota Johnson
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Beastly is on our Romance on Paramount+ and Fantasy on Paramount+ lists.
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