Beau Is Afraid (2023)

Movie Details

Original Title Beau Is Afraid

Original Language EN

Budget $35,000,000

Revenue $12,337,378

Status Released

Popularity 3.7

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix

Beau Wassermann

Popularity: 2.6

Patti LuPone

Mona Wassermann

Popularity: 2.9

Amy Ryan

Grace

Popularity: 3.1

Nathan Lane

Roger

Popularity: 2.0

Kylie Rogers

Toni

Popularity: 2.2

Denis Ménochet

Jeeves

Popularity: 0.7

Parker Posey

Elaine Bray

Popularity: 2.6

Zoe Lister-Jones

Young Mona

Popularity: 0.9

Armen Nahapetian

Teen Beau

Popularity: 0.6

Julia Antonelli

Teen Elaine

Popularity: 0.6

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Therapist

Popularity: 0.7

Richard Kind

Dr. Cohen

Popularity: 1.4

Key Crew

Executive Producer Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, Elisa Alvares

Editor Lucian Johnston

Director Ari Aster

Writer Ari Aster

Producer Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen

Production

A24

Square Peg

IPR.VC

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Videos & Trailers

Official Preview

Clip

Official Clip: Bedroom

Clip

Ari Aster on Beau Is Afraid

Featurette

Canadian TV Spot 7

Teaser

Canadian TV Spot 6

Teaser

Canadian TV Spot 5

Teaser

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

suicide nightmare funeral therapist paranoia orgasm trauma dark comedy satire surrealism childhood trauma crude humor grief fear overbearing mother maniac birth attic death of mother entrepreneur

Reviews from TMDB

Manuel São Bento 6/10

May 3, 2023

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-ari-asters-beau-is-afraid-warrants-the-love-hate-reception/ “Beau Is Afraid is by far Ari Aster's most complex, inaccessible film to date, although guilt, extreme anxiety, and a complicated mother-son relationship are clear the ... Read more

Nathan 4/10

May 16, 2023

Beau is Afraid certainly boasts an incredibly rich and intricate narrative, filled with a plethora of allegories, symbolisms, and thematic elements. However, one may question whether the complexity of the film is worth sacrificing entertainment value. In attempting to weave together these complex th ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

May 21, 2023

Right from the start we appreciate that "Beau" is going to have an hard time with life. Luckily we skip forwards forty years and find him living an almost siege existence in a lawless city where sirens and racket keep him awake for most of the night. It's after one such a lively night that he sudden ... Read more