Beauty and the Beast (re-release)
Metascore
92 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Cocteau, a poet and surrealist, was not making a "children's film" but was adapting a classic French tale that he felt had a special message after the suffering of World War II: Anyone who has an unhappy childhood may grow up to be a Beast.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Beautifully remastered and containing Cocteau's long-unseen special prologue and credits -- is as much a feat of feverish delight as it was in the dark days of Vichy and WWII.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    The timeless fairy tale about a young woman who agrees to dwell with a mysterious monster, as interpreted in 1946 by one of cinema's most brilliant visual stylists and mythmakers.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    100
    A masterpiece. It is a credit to Cocteau's genius (and to that of his collaborators) that he has taken the unreal world of a fairy tale and made it as real as the world around us.
  5. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    100
    One of the great marvels of the medium, a film that you cannot miss if you hope to be literate in cinema -- or, indeed, if you seek acquaintance with the great works of modern times.
  6. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Jean Oppenheimer
    100
    So enchanting it takes your breath away.

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  2. JeffK
    10
    Magical film.
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