Beastly
Reception

Beastly (2011)

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5.6
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 98,957 votes
5.8/10 13,741 votes Synced 2026-08-05
5.5/10 82,220 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 5.3/10 105 votes Synced 2026-07-19
Critics 4.0/10 Synced 2026-07-19
Audience 4.8/10 Synced 2026-07-18
Critics 2.0/10 Synced 2026-07-18
6.3/10 2,891 votes Synced 2026-08-30

External reviews

Marc Savlov · Austin Chronicle 50.00/100.00

Hudgens' dimples threaten at times to overtake the narrative, but in the end, they're no match for Olsen's creepy-ass smirk, which, frankly, appears ready-made for Tim Burton's next outing.

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Mark Olsen · Los Angeles Times 70.00/100.00

The idea of transformation, that people can change and learn from their mistakes, growing to be better, makes Beastly not just sweetly romantic but also quietly hopeful.

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Liam Lacey · The Globe and Mail (Toronto) 63.00/100.00

There are moments of salty wit to its teen TV sensibility, and the story offers proof, once again, than there are few stories that can't be adapted to the theme of teenaged popularity politics.

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James Berardinelli · ReelViews 50.00/100.00

Beastly was made with tween girls in mind. It's the kind of love story a viewer can believe in when she is indiscriminating enough to ignore bad acting, bad writing, and mediocre filmmaking.

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Sandie Angulo Chen · Washington Post 50.00/100.00

Getting teens to look past the superficial may be a noble goal, but when they're staring at the pretty but talentless Pettyfer, it's a hard lesson to take seriously.

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Manohla Dargis · The New York Times 70.00/100.00

This is the kind of cornball entertainment that rainy afternoons were made for. Throw in a cozy sofa too. Beastly will size down well on your television.

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Michelle Orange · Movieline 55.00/100.00

Beastly manages to show you all the ways it might have worked by missing every available mark, sometimes by the gaping expanse between Alex Pettyfer's ears, sometimes only by the feline curl of Vanessa Hudgens' smile.

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Mick LaSalle · San Francisco Chronicle 75.00/100.00

I liked this movie, maybe more than I should have, and would be happy to see anything this director wants to do next.

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Roger Moore · Orlando Sentinel 75.00/100.00

Witty, warm, well-cast and often wickedly funny.

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Howard Cohen · Miami Herald 75.00/100.00

Beastly, for all its potential pitfalls, works better than it has any right to. Credit Barnz, who keeps his young characters contemporary in a world of text messaging and status updates and yet also gives them depth.

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