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Beau Is Afraid (2023)
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
179 minRComedyAdventureFantasy
TMDb6.7/101,361 votes
IMDb6.6/1079,477 votes
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic63/100
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.
Country: United States, Finland
Director: Ari Aster
Awards: 31 nominations total
Box office: $8,176,562
Cast
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
Keywords
Plot:suicidenightmarefuneraltherapistparanoiaorgasmtraumachildhood traumacrude humorgrieffearoverbearing mothermaniacbirthatticdeath of motherentrepreneurexistentialismoedipus complexanxiety disorderunwarranted guiltcomplexmother son relationshipkafkaesquesimulated sexmunchausen syndrome by proxybased on short filmanxietyodyssey
