- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- August 11, 2022 (2 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
Beast

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Reviews
REVIEW: 'Beast' leaves you feeling trapped and panicked throughout "Beast," starring Idris Elba, hits theaters Aug. 19.
Movie Review: Beast Idris Elba versus a lion in this throwback creature feature
‘Beast’ Review – Lean Thriller Delivers Predictable Story But Effective B-Movie Entertainment Bloody Disgusting’s Beast review is spoiler-free. Much like 1977’s Orca, Beast begins with a cruel inciting event that births an unrelenting force of ...
‘Beast’: ‘Jaws’ with claws and paws and a mane - The Boston Globe Idris Elba stars in this action thriller about an American family that runs afoul of a rogue lion in South Africa
‘Beast’: Revenge-minded lion hunts Idris Elba in a gorgeous but goofy horror safari The big cat shows astonishing tracking and survival instincts as he preys on a tourist, his two daughters and his friend
‘Beast’ review: Idris Elba is a father who goes mano-a-gato with a rogue lion. Anything for your family. I squared up with “Beast” in full-on beast mode, meaning: pad, pen, popcorn and proportional expectations. Expectations somewhat exceeded! Turns out “B...
Film Review: Beast ★★☆☆☆ Have you ever wondered who would win in a fight between Idris Elba and an enraged African lion? Well wonder no more, dear reader, as Icelandi...
Review: Beast — Crooked Marquee Baltasar Kormákur's latest delivers on its “Idris Elba vs. a lion” premise, with the actor nicely elevating the sleek survival thriller.
Review: In ‘Beast,’ Idris Elba fights a lion avenging its family The movie is an animal-goes-wild-tale in the tradition of “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park,” “Cujo,” and even parts of “The Revenant.”
Beast review of the thriller Beast
Beast Big Idris takes on an even bigger lion. Read the Empire review.
Idris Elba tries to tame the 'Beast,' 'House of the Dragon' flies high What's worth your time in TV and movies this weekend? EW's critics review the latest and upcoming releases: Beast, House of the Dragons, and Bad Sisters.
Beast film review — Idris Elba goes tooth and claw with a vengeful lion An indestructible big cat wreaks havoc on a South African safari in Baltasar Kormákur’s enjoyable thrill ride
‘Beast’ Review: Idris Elba Tangles With the King of the Jungle in Tense but Silly Survival Thriller Sharlto Copley also stars in Baltasar Kormákur's nightmare safari in which a desperate father is driven to protect his daughters from a vengeful lion.
Idris Elba vs a lion makes Beast the apex of low-expectation cinema – review It’s impossible to argue that ‘Beast’ doesn’t live up to its promise, because the only promise was another piece of recyclable pop-culture imagery
‘Beast’ Review: When Idris Elba Fights a Lion, You’ll Root for the Lion Baltasar Kormákur pits man against beast, but fundamentally misunderstands how that formula works.
Beast: Entertaining lion-v-man action romp of the old school Idris Elba and his family are up against a man-eater in this efficient adventure story
Beast Review This Beast review takes an intense look at Baltasar Kormákur's adventure drama starring Idris Elba as a man surviving the Savanna
FilmWeek: ‘Beast,’ ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,’ ‘Orphan: First Kill’ And More Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platfo...
Review: Idris Elba, meet lion. The new thriller 'Beast' doesn't beat around the bush Idris Elba plays a vacationing widower trying to protect his teenage girls from a rampaging lion in Baltasar Kormákur's diverting survival thriller.
Beast review ― Effective thriller, but not one that sticks to the ribs Idris Elba is a father menaced by a killer lion in this capable but slight thriller.
'Beast' review: Idris Elba kicks lion butt in fun survival thriller Idris Elba vs. a lion is the end of summer match-up you deserve.
‘Beast’ review: Idris Elba becomes prey in schlocky, silly adventure A vengeance-driven lion terrorises a family – and demands some very big leaps in logical thinking – in this ludicrous drama
‘Beast’ review: Idris Elba’s creature movie makes you miss ‘Anaconda’ In this new film, a demonic lion gets a layered backstory like he’s Liam Neeson in “Taken.”
‘Beast’ Review: An Angry Lion, but More Bore Than Roar (Published 2022) In this action dud, Idris Elba plays a grieving father who takes his kids on a family trip to South Africa, where they meet one very big C.G.I. animal.
‘Beast’ Is a Waste of Time and Idris Elba Idris Elba is a talented actor, but sadly ‘The Lion King’ is the more thrilling movie about lions.
‘Beast’ Elevates Its Horror and Dumb Thrills With a Sense of Loss (And Idris Elba) Themes of exploitation and environmental degradation make this something more than a cheesy late August monster movie.
Beast brings back the short, sharp, well-crafted creature feature Idris Elba versus a rogue lion turns out to be one of 2022’s better small-scale showdowns
Beast movie review & film summary (2022) This will play better with an audience of rowdy genre movie lovers, the kind that once populated the grindhouses of Times Square and small town second-run th...
Movie Review: Idris vs. a Lion with Legitimate Grievances — “Beast” 'Beast': Idris Elba Battles the 'Cujo' of Lions 'Beast' turns a bad-dad redemption tale into a tense survivalist thriller. It also lets Idris Elba cold-cock the 'Cujo' of lions. Our review
Review: BEAST, Idris Elba Battles A CGI Lion For the Interspecies Heavyweight Title In the reel world, there's no life lesson no more important than an estranged family, a natural or unnatural disaster, and the existential need for that ...
‘Beast’: Review Idris Elba is the beating heart of Baltasar Kormakur's lowkey survival thriller about a lion with a personal vendetta
Beast Review: A Film As Straightforward As It Is Ridiculous - SlashFilm The Idris Elba vs. lion movie Beast is incredibly silly, but it's not trying to be anything else.
Schlocky and silly but fun: Beast reviewed Beast is, the blurb tells us, a ‘pulse-pounding thriller about a father and his daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on prov...
Beast: Idris Elba’s lion-fight latest makes exactly the wrong decision By the end of this savanna-set survival thriller I was practically asleep
It’s man v lion, but can Idris Elba save this far-fetched thriller? Having the lead actor harp on the point that “lions don’t do this” would be risky, if the goal were to make this action-thriller literally believable.
Beast Review: Idris Elba Finds a Feline Foe in Lean, Likably Earnest Creature Feature There’s no better form of getting over a dead parent or spouse than combatting a killer animal. At least that’s the thesis of The Shallows, Crawl, and no...
Review: Beast features Idris Elba vs. a lion, what more would you like to know? While not reinventing the wheel in any sense, Beast is still a satisfying watch that has a welcome sense of life and intention behind it
‘Beast’ Review: A Slightly Spielbergian Creature Feature With A Real Roar Kormákur’s directorial verve and vision elevates “Beast” to something slightly more than just disposable entertainment.
'Beast' Film Review: Idris Elba's Absentee Dad Battles an Angry, Hungry Lion The real star here is veteran cinematographer Philippe Rousselot, who lets the tense action play out in long takes
Idris Elba Wrestles an Angry CGI Lion in the Tense But Silly 'Beast' The man-vs.-nature thriller is packed with tense action scenes, which may be entertaining or unbearable depending on the viewer
’Beast’ Is Definitely A Movie About Idris Elba Fighting A Lion. Idris Elba fights a big cat in ’Beast,’ but we’d be lion if we said it was any good.
'Beast' review: Good dad Idris Elba battles ticked-off CGI lion for a tolerable mane event The survival thriller 'Beast' proudly owns what it is: Idris Elba as a widowed father battling a ticked-off computer-generated lion but not much else.
‘Beast’ Review: Idris Elba Shows a Berserk African Lion Who’s Boss It's not as ambitious as 'Nope,' but 'Beast' — which pits Idris Elba against a rogue lion — is more fun than brainier summer blockbusters.
Beast Is the Very Model of a Tight, Tense Thriller Idris Elba is quite compelling fighting both a lion and his own private demons.
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