Beau Is Afraid
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.
Critics Sentiment
Orphans of Forest perform play about family separation
Beau tried in arena by Mona, drowns when boat explodes
The film drops from its visually stunning theater sequence peak to the widely criticized overlong trial ending.
Beau Is Afraid starts strong with critics praising its energetic urban chaos and anxiety portrayal, peaks with a mesmerizing theater sequence, but gradually loses audience goodwill through its excessive length and increasingly nonsensical narrative. The film's ambitious surrealism divides critics between those who appreciate its originality and those who find it indulgent and inaccessible.
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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
Crew
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