Beau Is Afraid

Name: Beau Is Afraid
Director: Ari Aster
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2023
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers

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Ari Aster• Director Joaquin Phoenix Patti LuPone Amy Ryan Nathan Lane Kylie Rogers Denis Ménochet Parker Posey Zoe Lister-Jones Armen Nahapetian Julia Antonelli

Who would love this

♥Fans of Ari Aster's previous work ("Hereditary," "Midsommar"), those who appreciate deeply personal and auteur-driven cinema, viewers who enjoy surrealism, dark comedy, and intellectually challenging films that explore complex psychological themes.

Who might not

✗Audiences seeking straightforward narratives, conventional horror or comedy, those easily unsettled by intense anxiety and disturbing imagery, and viewers who prefer lighter or more easily digestible cinematic experiences. The film's length, unconventional structure, and pervasive sense of dread are likely to alienate those looking for a more traditional or comforting movie.

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What critics are saying about Beau Is Afraid

Beau, the addled midlife wreck played by Joaquin Phoenix in “Beau Is Afraid” (now available on demand) isn’t just afraid, he is terrorized: harassed, beaten, stabbed and even kidnapped in a surreal black comedy that often feels less like a conventional film than a three-hour panic attack. (In the hands of high-anxiety auteur Ari Aster, of “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” fame, consider that a compliment.)

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Beau is Afraid is a nightmare of a film that sees Ari Aster at his most technically masterful, but also his most narratively baffling and unfocused.

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