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Beau Is Afraid

R

Movie

179 minutes

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April 21st, 2023
Horror Supernatural
DIRECTOR:

Ari Aster

STUDIO:

A24

DISTRIBUTOR:

A24

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

179 minutes

DIRECTOR:

Ari Aster

STUDIO:

A24

DISTRIBUTOR:

A24

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

179 minutes

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Reviews(2)

  • I've finally been able to take the time to watch this movie... my brain reels when I see something like this... I don't even think it's a flick you could properly review... but I can speak to my own journey through it.


    I will absolutely not pretend to "get" this movie. There is such a surreal element here that anyone aside from Aster (and maybe people close to him) just can't "get it". I think that's a strong and effective element of film that is missing nowadays, everything needs to be easily explained, the hero beats the villain.

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    9 /10
  • a phenomenon movie! Outstanding performance from Joaquin Phoenix! Possibly his best performance since the Joker in my humble opinion. Visually stunning! Movie. Can’t say enough great things. Executional well done

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    5 /10

Synopsis

Beau Is Afraid (formerly known as Disappointment Blvd.) is a new supernatural horror/comedy film from Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar.) Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular Beau in his older years, as a young man with a strained relationship with his mother. After her death, his return home is marked by strange supernatural occurrences.


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Cast(8)

Joaquin Phoenix
Headshot Of Nathan Lane in The 2018 Tony Awards
Nathan Lane
Headshot oF Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone
Headshot Of Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
Headshot Of Kylie Rogers
Kylie Rogers
Headshot oF Parker Posey
Parker Posey
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Stephen McKinley Henderson
Headshot oF Hayley Squires
Hayley Squires

Images(6)

Young Beau reading in Beau Is Afraid.
Joaquin Phoenix's Beau in a boat looking up in Beau Is Afraid.
Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Looking Nervous in Beau is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix as Beau in the elevator in Beau Is Afraid.
Joaquin Phoenix as Beau on the phone in Beau Is Afraid.
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Beau Is Afraid Review: An Overindulgent Mommy Issues Odyssey For The Ages
7/10

Beau is Afraid is an overindulgent, disturbing, & hysterical mommy-issues movie that twists the hero's journey into an otherworldly contortion.

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