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Beau Is Afraid
Directed by
Ari Aster
R
2023
2h 59m
Comedy
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6.6
67%
71%
6.7
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Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
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Cast of Beau Is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix
Beau Wassermann
Patti LuPone
Mona Wassermann
Amy Ryan
Grace
Nathan Lane
Roger
Kylie Rogers
Toni
Denis Ménochet
Jeeves
Parker Posey
Elaine Bray
Zoe Lister-Jones
Young Mona
Armen Nahapetian
Teen Beau
Julia Antonelli
Teen Elaine
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Therapist
Richard Kind
Dr. Cohen
Hayley Squires
Penelope
Julian Richings
Strange Man
Bill Hader
UPS Guy
Alicia Rosario
Liz
James Cvetkovski
Boy Beau
Catherine Bérubé
Hero Beau's Wife
Stephanie Herrera
Martha
Bradley Fisher
Birthday Boy Stab Man
Beau Is Afraid Ratings & Reviews
The Jewish Chronicle
Linda Marric
This film is probably not what Aster's fans were expecting after a hiatus of almost four years, but I think it's a wonderful take on Oedipal misery and the misery of drug abuse.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Christy Lemire
I appreciate it for its craft, and that Joaquin Phoenix has some moments here that are exciting -- but he's a passenger in his own existence, and that's really boring.
Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar
...is effective in putting you in this very intense nightmare/fantasy headspace where there are almost no interactions or exchanges that are imbued with compassion, or even moments of grace; everything is a full-on assault or the brief prelude to one.
Chicago Reader
Maxwell Rabb
Its paranoiac surrealism mutates from its most enticing feature into its greatest shortcoming during its three-hour runtime. That said, it's clear that Aster is experimenting with his artistic vision, and it's likely to produce excellence another time.
HuffPost
Candice Frederick
It starts out intriguing, great even, before spiraling into something bizarre and pointlessly bloated.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Beau Is Afraid is a bore, I'm afraid.
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
The story of the guy telling everybody not to applaud during the credits of Beau Is Afraid only gets funnier-and more profound-once you've seen it and can picture the precise backdrop of his plea.
Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)
Ty Burr
It's a gifted filmmaker's therapy session, and we're paying for it.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
The trip will disturb audiences, alleviated by occasional comic spikes. Bold turns from Parker Posey, Amy Ryan and Nathan Lane lend dynamic support.
ABC News
Peter Travers
You'll either love it or hate it as director Ari Aster tasks Joaquin Phoenix with his most challenging role as a total loser trying to get home to his mom (Patti LuPone). It's not for everyone, except those starved for originality in copycat Hollywood.
Wall Street Journal
Kyle Smith
I can't say I enjoyed it much, but I was fascinated throughout, and that is saying something. A gonzo fantasia can be fun.
Inside Hook
Charles Bramesco
Going by this Occam's Razor interpretation, the mere fact of this Caligulan pity party's existence looks less like a showcase of narcissism and more a feat of creative individualism.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
A movie that's all talent and no discipline, which, in practice, is even worse than a movie that's all discipline and no talent. At least the latter tries to please the audience; the former just pleases the filmmaker.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Alison Willmore
Watching the movie feels disconcertingly like being unhappily drunk at a party whose guests are all old frenemies exchanging snippy, incomprehensible inside jokes you can only smile and nod at while trying to come up with an excuse to leave.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
The episodic nature of Beau's misadventures serves as both distraction and bloat, a metaphorical cavalcade that lacks the acerbic agility of many of its predecessor.
USA Today
Brian Truitt
After crafting a demonic family disaster and a bonkers Swedish getaway, writer/director Ari Aster has concocted the mother of all guilt trips.
Chron.
A.A. Dowd
It's pure, uncut Freudian spectacle: an epic of guilt and shame writ IMAX large, exorcizing familial demons on a bigger budget than A24 has ever shelled out.
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
Cruelty and tedium, even with imaginative flair thrown in, doesn't make for all that good a combination.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
"Beau is Afraid" is challenging, yes, but its reward is the way it uses art as a lightning rod. Love it or hate it, you're not going to forget it.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Aster pulls off the occasional little miracle here and there...
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