Beauty And The Beast 10 Best OnScreen Adaptations Ranked By IMDb

Beauty And The Beast: 10 Best On-Screen Adaptations, Ranked By IMDb

Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time, and it has been told in many different ways. IMDb manages to decipher which versions are the best.

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Beauty and the Beast is one of the most well-known fairy tales out there. It has been retold and reinterpreted countless times and in countless ways. This includes on-screen adaptations, both live-action and animated. Some adaptations manage to stand out for their changing of the tale or their faithfulness to it. Some have great casts or songs, and some are set in historical periods or modern-day.

Either way, many of these adaptations are great, and the website IMDb has given good star ratings on many of these works. Because of this, certain adaptations can be ranked in terms of quality or enjoyability.

10 Goodtimes Entertainment’s Beauty And The Beast (1992) – 5.2

While many may argue that this film was simply trying to rip off the Disney film that had just come out, this film still has value of its own. For one, it sticks closer to the original fairy tale, with Beauty having to learn the lesson about appearances rather than the Beast.

It follows the plot points more closely, so while it looks very childish, it can actually get quite dark, as Beauty is fully certain that she will be killed by the Beast. Overall, while the dialogue can be a little clunky, if audiences want more animated versions of the tale as old as time, this isn’t a bad choice.

9 Beastly (2011) – 5.6

This version, starring Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens, is set in modern-day New York and follows vain high schooler Kyle, who must find love within a year to break a curse that a witch (and fellow student) has put on him. This adaptation is interesting because it is primarily from the Beast’s perspective, when usually Beauty is the focus character. This change makes sense, since the Beast is the one with the character arc.

No one is turned into an enchanted object, but he has servants whose lives were already cursed in their own ways. In fact, many elements of the original story are cleverly modernized, which makes Beastly a modern fairy tale film that people need to see.

8 La Belle Et La Bete (2014) – 6.4

This film seems to be a mix of the classic fairy tale and other adaptations, such as the Disney or Cocteau movies. Belle’s siblings are included, which provide some good comic relief, and there is also a mob that arrives at the end to kill the Beast. Instead of enchanted furniture, there are enchanted animals, though they are a little odd to look at.

The film is visually stunning, with some amazing landscapes surrounding the castle. The characters are also dressed in beautiful, and seemingly historically accurate period clothing, at least in comparison to other adaptations. Plus, everyone speaks French in the film, so it is automatically more accurate to the fairy tale.

7 Beauty And The Beast (1987-1990) – 7.0

This TV show was partly written by George R. R. Martin, though it is very different from Game of Thrones. This series takes place in contemporary New York, with Beauty, otherwise known as Catherine, as a high-powered lawyer. After being attacked, she is rescued by the Beast, named Vincent, who lives in secret tunnels beneath the city.

Catherine and Vincent become close a lot sooner than other versions of the couple, and they even share a psychic bond that Vincent uses to sense when Catherine is in danger. While many fans did not like the show’s ending, overall the series is fondly remembered, and worth a watch.

6 Beauty And The Beast (1976) – 7.0

This TV movie’s Beast looks a little different than one might expect, since he has more of a warthog appearance. This film stars Oscar-winning actor, George C. Scott and his real-life wife, Trish Van Devere, so the chemistry is clear between the film’s main couple.

The film plays on ideas of romanticism and emotion, which makes for a very artistic interpretation of the tale. The TV movie was actually nominated for three Emmy’s, so viewers can be certain of its quality. While it may appear slightly different from other adaptations, which may put some people off, fans of the fairy tale would be missing out if they didn’t watch this version.

5 Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (2017) – 7.1

Disney’s live-action remake of the 1991 animated film is able to stand on its own as a solid adaptation of the fairy tale. It follows the original film pretty closely, but introduces a few new elements, such as the magical book, and many characters are given more backstory and depth.

The remake also has a new song from the Beast’s perspective “Evermore,” which is one of the best songs in the Disney film, and one which the original was lacking. The sets and costumes are very pretty to look at, and the cast is filled with terrific and well-known actors. While many don’t believe it to be as good as the original, it’s definitely still worth a watch.

4 CW’s Beauty And The Beast (2012-2016) – 7.1

Back in 2012, gritty modern remakes of everything was an incredibly popular film genre, and this included gritty and modernized versions of fairy-tales. This resulted in this four-season CW TV show, which is also somewhat a remake of the 1987 TV show of the same name. The series follows a detective, Catherine, uncovering a previously assumed dead soldier, called Vincent, who has now become a Beast through government experiments.

The show is filled with mysteries being solved, and actors Jay Ryan and Kirtan Kreuk have amazing chemistry, which is the most important thing for a show that centres on their relationship. Also, the New York setting is always nice to see.

3 Once Upon A Time (2011-2018) – 7.7

While this adaptation doesn’t solely focus on Beauty and the Beast, it is still a very well-known interpretation of the story. It actually involves another fairy tale character, as the Beast in this rendition is Rumpelstiltskin. To save her kingdom, Belle becomes Rumpelstiltskin’s life-long maid. But after seeing that he has a softer side, she gradually begins to fall in love with him. She even tries “true love’s kiss” on him to break his curse, though this backfires.

Their relationship is popular as they are two of the ABC show’s best characters, and by the end of the series they are married and have a child together. Their relationship is often tested, but they are able to reconcile each time.

2 La Belle Et La Bete (1946) – 7.9

John Cocteau’s Avant-Garde masterpiece allowed some hope and magic back into France after it was desolated in World War Two. The film feels dreamlike and magical, with the castle involving real faces and arms in its decor. The Beast struggles with his humanity and his loathing for himself, while Belle, quite iconically, bluntly tells him to just get over it, all while she learns to love him.

The film also encourages interpretation for whether or not Belle prefers the Prince in his beastly form over his human one, which is a debate that many fans of the fairy tale have been discussing for centuries now.

1 Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (1991) – 8.0

This Disney animated classic turned thirty years old recently, and it is still one of Disney’s most beloved movies. Sparking songs such as “Be Our Guest” and the iconic line, “Tale as old as time,” this film is likely just as much of an influence on other adaptations as the original fairy tale was.

This was the first version of the story that made the Beast the character that needed to grow, rather than Belle. Belle of course has many great quotes and is wonderful to watch, and the film introduces a ton of new characters that have become just as well known, such as Gaston, Lumiere, and Mrs Potts, to name a few.

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