Beauty (2021)
A look into how beauty standards affect self-image.
Top billed cast
- Mercedes GarciaWoman in the Mirror
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Shallow Hal (2001)
After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
True Beauty: The Movie - Part 1 (2025)
Reina, who feels insecure about her looks, masters the art of makeup and transforms into a "goddess". Her makeover sparks a sweet, heart-throbbing love triangle with the enigmatic Shun and warm Yu, where secrets and tender emotions could change everything.
True Beauty: The Movie - Part 2 (2025)
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The Women (2008)
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Lalin (2015)
She tells Lalin's journey from Thailand to Japan. With the opportunity to study abroad, she flees to Sapporo, where no one knows her and can live under a new identity. Posing as a modern beauty, she becomes an idol on the internet and on social media platforms. The reality is that Lalin hides his face every day with a mask, hiding from the world and striving for self-acceptance.
L'Adage (2024)
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Miss India America (2016)
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Antinous
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To Be Beautiful (2019)
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Beauty Sleep (2025)
Beauty Sleep is a retro futuristic short film about beauty, identity, and the dangerous pursuit of perfection. Cosmetic enhancement is more extreme than our own. New boobs, butts and faces can be purchased, sewn on and bedazzled to your choosing. And the latest beauty trend? “Sleeping Beauty Makeovers”, created by a Mortician, where teens, for their Sweet 16, jump out of a sparkling coffin instead of a giant cake.
Lavenza (2024)
When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires.
Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image (2017)
A documentary about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty.
No Lye: An American Beauty Story (2019)
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COMPLEXion (2023)
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I Beg You to Like Me (2022)
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What Is Your Brown Number? (2017)
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