Beauty and the Beast (1946)
La Belle et la Bête
Directed by Jean Cocteau, René Clément · France
fantasy · drama
1.45composite canon score · ranked #658 of 6563 in our library · on 8 lists & awards
Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.
Where it appears
Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.
| Appearance | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1948 #6 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) | 0.356 |
| Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | 0.228 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #292 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.183 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Criterion Collection spine #6 | Criterion Collection | 0.162 |
| Roger Ebert's Great Movies | Roger Ebert's Great Movies | 0.133 |
| Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | 0.112 |
| Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema | Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema | 0.112 |