Klaus
2019Spain★ 8.24.5 pt match
What ties these together is redemption, belonging, and longing. They share the same lens on family duty and class and money. Same energy: warm, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
Beauty and the Beast
1991USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise★ 7.7
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.
Themes and style
Tone
warmwhimsicalmelancholichopeful
Pacing
escalatingepisodic
Story
journeyreunionunravelingescapesurvival
Emotion
all-consuming lovebelongingredemptionfiguring out who you arelonging
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsclass and moneyfamily duty
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Beauty and the Beast
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Beauty and the Beast. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue
2022Mexico★ 7.64 pt match
Both films sit with belonging. Both circle the same ground: family duty. Both move the same way too, whimsical, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Summer Wars
2009Japan★ 7.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and all-consuming love. Both circle the same ground: family duty. Both move the same way too, hopeful, warm, escalating, and episodic.
My Life as a Zucchini
2016France★ 7.83 pt match
Like Beauty and the Beast, this one is rooted in belonging and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, hopeful, and episodic.
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989Japan★ 7.83 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and longing. They share the same lens on family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, whimsical, episodic, and escalating.
Whisper of the Heart
1995Japan★ 7.93 pt match
What ties these together is longing, figuring out who you are, and belonging. They share the same lens on family duty. The feel is the same: warm, hopeful, and episodic.