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Beau Is Afraid

6.8

Released April 14, 2023Runtime 2h 59min

From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Genres

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Production Companies

A24

Square Peg

IPR.VC

Access Entertainment

Production Countries

Finland

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $12,337,378
Profit/Loss: $-22,662,622

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Cast

Joaquin PhoenixBeau Wassermann

Patti LuPoneMona Wassermann

Amy RyanGrace

Nathan LaneRoger

Kylie RogersToni

Denis MénochetJeeves

Parker PoseyElaine Bray

Zoe Lister-JonesYoung Mona

Armen NahapetianTeen Beau

Julia AntonelliTeen Elaine

Stephen McKinley HendersonTherapist

Richard KindDr. Cohen

Hayley SquiresPenelope

Julian RichingsStrange Man

Bill HaderUPS Guy

Alicia RosarioLiz

James CvetkovskiBoy Beau

Catherine BérubéHero Beau's Wife

Stephanie HerreraMartha

Bradley FisherBirthday Boy Stab Man

Peter SeaborneCeiling Man

Michael EsperOfficer Johnson

Manuel TadrosCheapo Depot Cashier

Karl RoyMan with Face Tattoos

Marc-André BriseboisComatose Junkie

Tyrone BenskinRattled Businessman

Ernest-James ChuipkaCrazy Man

Archie MadekweLaughing Man

Greg HalpinCrust Punk (Eye Gouger)

Luis OlivaCrust Punk (Eyes Gouged)

Charles HardyBoat Boy

Marie-Michelle GaronFraught Mother Looking for Boat Boy

Maev BeatyAngel / Play Narrator

Patrick Kwok-ChoonOrphan Hero

Michael GandolfiniBeau’s Son

Théodore PellerinBeau’s Son

Mike TaylorBeau’s Son

Luke Alexander James McPhailHero Beau's Young Son

Ryan S. HillHero Beau's Young Son

Bentley HughesHero Beau's Young Son

Kwasi SonguiOrphan Ladybug Man

Sylvain LandryOrphan Man w/Mandolin

Tristan D. LallaCostume Designer Orphan

Emmanuel SchwartzOrphan Chorus Member

Cat LemieuxOrphan Chorus Member

Lily BirdSamanda

Arthur HoldenDuncan / God on Cloud / Hero Beau’s Wife

François PaquetteYesekov's Body

Alex BispingOrphan Production Designer

Lucas GosselinOrphan Papa Boy

Joe CobdenNews Correspondent (Brian Galloway)

Harry StrandjofskiSuperintendent / Catering Manager

Anana RydvaldTeen Elaine's Mother

Isabelle BrabantNurse

Tarah SchwartzNews Anchor (BB Stab Man)

Barry MorganNews Anchor (MW Obit)

David MametRabbi

John WalshHearse Driver

Karim BabinCaterer

Lee VilleneuveMona Henchman Who Throws Lawyer

Steve NewburnMonster Puppeteer

Kayla DobilasMonster Puppeteer

Gord RobertsonMonster Puppeteer

Pamela IvetaMonster Puppeteer

Jason DetheridgeMonster Puppeteer

Luz TerceroMourning Woman

Geneviève MarinElaine Body Double

Julien FortinBeau's Twin in Attic

Marc-André CasavantDancer (uncredited)

Ari AsterA Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)

Crew

Renato De CotiisSecond Assistant Director

Vincent Bélisle-DucharmeThird Assistant Director

Florelle Del BurgoFirst Assistant Director

Elizabeth TremblayScript Supervisor

Ari AsterDirector

Rod SmithFirst Assistant Director

Chris CarrollFirst Assistant Director

Ari AsterWriter

Julie BretonCasting

Jim CarnahanCasting

Timo ArgillanderExecutive Producer

Adrian KnightLocation Manager

Len BlavatnikExecutive Producer

Danny CohenExecutive Producer

Ronald GilbertProduction Manager

Elisa AlvaresExecutive Producer

Luca BorgheseCo-Producer

Ann RuarkExecutive Producer

Tyler CampelloneCo-Producer

Alexandre BleauCasting Associate

Ari AsterProducer

Lars KnudsenProducer

Jonathan MeunierSound Assistant

Félix LarivièreHair Designer

Marcelo PadovaniMakeup Department Head

Kayla DobilasSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Louis CraigSpecial Effects Supervisor

Erik GosselinSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Melissa FafardMakeup Artist

Claude La HayeProduction Sound Mixer

Francis PéloquinBoom Operator

Frédéric AmblardSet Designer

Charlotte RouleauArt Direction

Louis MorinVisual Effects Supervisor

Carly Paige SalzmanMakeup Artist

David GaucherSupervising Art Director

Veronique MeunierArt Direction

Jean-Pierre PaquetArt Direction

Simon ThébergeSet Designer

Ryan TerkVFX Production Coordinator

Alice BabidgeCostume Design

Steve NewburnProsthetic Designer

Sam FischerColor Assistant

Pawel PogorzelskiDirector of Photography

Louis DepelteauGraphic Designer

Tyler GibbStoryboard Artist

Fiona CrombieProduction Design

Colin PenmanMakeup Department Head

Alain ClouâtreSet Decoration

Lucian JohnstonEditor

Bobby KrlicOriginal Music Composer

Joseph GrundfastVFX Artist

Stéban SanfaçonArt Direction

Marc-André TratchSet Designer

Nicolas GosselinSet Designer

Clothilde Caillé-LevesqueSet Designer

Gillian NasserAssistant Art Director

Aarif AttarwalaVFX Artist

Yuval LevyVisual Effects Supervisor

Mario HébertAssistant Art Director

Jorge Cañada EscorihuelaVFX Supervisor

Yen-Chao LinAssistant Art Director

Philippe Bertrand-HudonMakeup Artist

Keegan McDougallVFX Artist

François PecardADR Recordist

Deanna MaranoADR Recordist

David McKeownStunt Coordinator

Emily GoguenSound Recordist

Jack RudyADR Recordist

Alex StinesStunts

Camille BadurauxSecond Assistant Camera

Paul HsuSupervising Sound Editor

Bill OrricoDialogue Editor

Léon LeclercStunts

Paul HsuSound Re-Recording Mixer

Brad TigwellADR Recordist

Marie-Julie BesseFirst Assistant "B" Camera

Dave FlynchFoley Supervisor

Joaquín CociñaAnimation

Cristóbal LeónAnimation

Dylan TwiggHairstylist

Benjamin KitchensAdditional Photography

Marco VendittoGaffer

Geoffroy St-HilaireSteadicam Operator

Patrick LimaDolly Grip

Geoffroy St-Hilaire"A" Camera Operator

Myriam HanahemKey Costumer

David DinelKey Grip

Véronique MarchessaultAssistant Costume Designer

Anne-Lore VinalsAssistant Set Decoration

Hélèna LalibertéStunt Driver

Marie-Michelle ClaveauAssistant Makeup Artist

Lorene ScafariaThanks

Bo BurnhamThanks

Paul Thomas AndersonThanks

Alain ClouâtreIn Memory Of

Rooney MaraThanks

Bill HaderThanks

David FincherThanks

Billy MayoIn Memory Of

Ruben ÖstlundThanks

Spike JonzeThanks

Mariah CareySongs

Marko CostanzoFoley Artist

Bill OrricoSound Editor

Frederic MoreauLighting Technician

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Reviews

by Manuel São Bento

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 them...

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 t...

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 sudde...

It's way too long with no coherent storyline to keep you involved or interested. The production values are very high and the look and feel of the movie are very rich... but it's not enough to hold the three hours together. Beau is the unluckiest person ever... and he is constantly jumping fro...

Zero spoilers in here. Absolutely wonderful. I can't do a big braining on what everything means in this crazy topsy-turvy roller-coaster of a movie, but it's one hell of an entertaining ride if you just sit back and enjoy it. For me, this movie needed to be watched the same way I watched Lost H...

Not for everyone indeed. But it is A24 and Ari Aster (and yeah I am a fan of his works). It is very difficult to categorize the movie... part thriller, part abstract, part (well mostly) dark comedy. Who knows Ari Aster works of before (Hereditary, Midsommar) knows he likes a lot to put abstract...