6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
TV Movie, Romance, Comedy • 2022 • 93 min
Beauty and the Billionaire (2022)
Beauty and the Billionaire (2022)
Overview
A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, this 2022 TV romance follows Addison, who steps in as assistant to a difficult billionaire to save her brother's job, and predictably finds love along the way. The Leans Progressive label comes primarily from casting a Black woman in the lead role of a fairy tale archetype that has historically defaulted to white actresses. The film itself pulls in the other direction on several fronts: the romance is conventionally heterosexual, family formation and committed partnership are treated as aspirational ideals, and Christianity appears in a positive light. The result is a film with inclusive casting wrapped around a very traditional romantic framework.
Starring Cast
Sashleigha Hightower • Chris Reid • Tanner Gillman
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, this 2022 TV romance follows Addison, who steps in as assistant to a difficult billionaire to save her brother's job, and predictably finds love along the way. The Leans Progressive label comes primarily from casting a Black woman in the lead role of a fairy tale archetype that has historically defaulted to white actresses. The film itself pulls in the other direction on several fronts: the romance is conventionally heterosexual, family formation and committed partnership are treated as aspirational ideals, and Christianity appears in a positive light. The result is a film with inclusive casting wrapped around a very traditional romantic framework.
Starring Cast
Sashleigha Hightower • Chris Reid • Tanner Gillman
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative centers on a romantic relationship overcoming class differences and personal biases, emphasizing individual growth and the universal power of love rather than engaging in political commentary on wealth or societal structures.
Diversity: High
Confidence: High
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white lead role with a minority actress. The narrative itself does not appear to explicitly critique traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High
The film centers on a single mother and a wealthy businessman forming a new family, emphasizing traditional gender roles, the importance of parental connection with children, and the ideal of a stable, committed partnership.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film, consistent with the director's style and the romantic drama genre, subtly promotes Christian-aligned values such as forgiveness, redemption, and the importance of inner character over superficiality. These themes are presented as positive moral anchors for the characters.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Beauty and the Billionaire (2022) is a romantic drama focused entirely on a heterosexual love story. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines. Its narrative scope is confined to the developing relationship between the male and female protagonists, without exploring any queer identities or experiences.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Beauty and the Billionaire, 2022' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The story focuses on a conventional romantic drama where a young woman's aspirations in fashion design intertwine with her relationship with a wealthy man, without any elements pertaining to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
This film is a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast." The core characters, Belle and the Beast (the billionaire), retain their original genders from the widely established source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The film features original characters created for this specific production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could be altered.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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