Belle
2013 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 7.1 · 74% critics
In 18th-century England, a mixed-race young woman raised in an elite household navigates the boundaries of class and race. Her growing awareness of social injustice overlaps with an important legal dispute connected to slavery, bringing her into the fight to change how society treats others.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (727 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Belle if you want a dignified, romantic period drama with social-justice themes and a big-hearted fight for equality; Not for you if you prefer strictly factual historical retellings like Amazing Grace or Pride & Prejudice-style stories.
Pros: compelling history; standout lead performance; lavish period mood | Cons: sometimes unfocused tone; uneven execution; some historical liberties
Themes
- slavery
- based on true story
- trial
- victorian england
- interracial relationship
- class differences
- slave
- period drama
- 18th century
- high society
- caribbean sea
- biracial
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
as Dido Elizabeth Belle
Tom Wilkinson
as Lord Mansfield
Sam Reid
as John Davinier
Emily Watson
as Lady Mansfield
Sarah Gadon
as Lady Elizabeth Murray
Miranda Richardson
as Lady Ashford
Penelope Wilton
as Lady Mary Murray
Tom Felton
as James Ashford
James Norton
as Oliver Ashford
Matthew Goode
as Captain Sir John Lindsay
Directed by Amma Asante