Beastly

About Beastly

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

Beastly is a 2011 fantasy romance film directed by Daniel Barnz. Its themes are based on young adult novel, curse, teenage romance, and based on fairy tale.

Alex Pettyfer takes the lead as Kyle Kingson, Vanessa Hudgens as Lindy Taylor, Mary-Kate Olsen as Kendra Hilferty, and LisaGay Hamilton as Zola Davies. Released in January 2011, it runs 86 minutes.

The screenplay is by Daniel Barnz. The film began as a novel. In the United States it streams on Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, and YouTube TV.

Love, Simon, Beautiful Creatures, and Beauty and the Beast make useful companions to Beastly, all filed under high school and love. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 2,899 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.