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95% Tomatometer 129 Reviews 95% Audience Score 500+ Verified Ratings 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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

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Beautiful to watch as well as listen to, Belle is a treat for animation fans.

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Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review I thought it was kind of sumptuous. I really enjoyed it and loved the characterization. Sep 29, 2022 Full Review Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Simran Hans Observer (UK) The film’s message is a beautiful one: to integrate our real-life vulnerabilities with the persona we project is to become all the more powerful. Rated: 4/5 Feb 6, 2022 Full Review Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Kambole Campbell Empire Magazine Though it misses a couple of notes in its final act, it’s an exhilarating sensory experience, with great emotional depths. Rated: 4/5 Feb 5, 2022 Full Review Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Maxance Vincent InSession Film Once this dynamic happens, Hosoda can now play around with the characters’ emotions and build up the climax, which contains many emotional cruxes at once... Rated: A- Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat Hosoda takes an unexpected twist in bringing the tale of Beauty and the Beast into the modern world, exposing all that can lie behind a mere avatar on a social network. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 10/10 Dec 19, 2023 Full Review Belle | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Emma-Jane Betts The Digital Fix A film that anyone who appreciates animation won’t want to miss. Rated: 4/5 Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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antony h a beautiful and touching movie loved the look of it and music was perfect only problem was that the plot felt a bit weak as it tried to be a movie of a girl that wanted to sing again and got a chance to in U and also turned into a beauty and the beast movie and then switched to saving someone from domestic violence it did each enough service but when looking back it feels disjointed a must watch for the music and visuals but not much in the story department Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/22 Full Review Keaton One of the best animated films I've ever seen. Beautiful music and story, a great movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/22 Full Review KATRINA Had me sucked in the whole time. Very emotional as well. Loved it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/22 Full Review Melanie K I love it sooo amazing Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/10/22 Full Review Adam Absolute 💯, but it was weird when they took the concept of Beauty and the Beast quite literally, but other than that solid 💯 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/27/22 Full Review Cheryl R Familiar story with a different twist, amazing animation, great soundtrack Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mamoru Hosoda Director Kylie McNeill Suzu Chace Crawford Justin Paul Castro Jr. Dragon Manny Jacinto Shinobu Hunter Schafer Ruka
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Synopsis 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.

Director
Mamoru Hosoda

Producer
Yuichiro Saito

Screenwriter
Mamoru Hosoda

Distributor
GKIDS

Production Co
Nippon Television Network, Studio Chizu, Kadokawa, Dentsu

Rating
PG (Language|Brief Suggestive Material|Thematic Content|Violence)

Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Anime, Romance, Musical

Original Language
Japanese

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 14, 2022, Wide

Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0M

Runtime
2h 1m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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