It stars Gracie Marie Bradley, Niecy Nash, Giancarlo Esposito, Sharon Stone, Andre Ozim, Micheal Ward, and Kyle Bary.

[2][3] A young singer on the brink of stardom is determined to hold on to her identity amid her rising fame and the oppressive household of her religious parents.

[4] Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter commended Dosunmu's direction for delivering "beautiful, indulgent vignettes" that are "aesthetically pleasing and immersive" in its vibes but was critical of the broadly straightforward story and its characters being "vague sketches" with "predictable and perfunctory" conversations, concluding: "As it stands, Beauty feels too distant, treating its mercurial protagonist just as her mother feared — like a fantasy.

"[5] Kristen Lopez of IndieWire gave the film an overall D+ grade, writing: "Beauty could have something interesting to say about the cultural and aesthetic straitjacket Black female artists endured in the 1970s and 1980s, and whether that's changed (or not) even today.

But Dosunmu's airless directing and Waithe's thin script only amount to loud allegory that never goes anywhere and drowns out any compelling ideas that might be worth singing.