Beauty and the Beast (1947)Stream and Watch Online

Want to watch 'Beauty and the Beast' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jean Cocteau-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Beauty and the Beast' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Beauty and the Beast' right now, here are some finer points about the Andre Paulve Film fantasy flick.

Released December 23rd, 1947, 'Beauty and the Beast' stars Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parély The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 75 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 555 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty."

'Beauty and the Beast' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, and Kanopy .