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Beau Is Afraid (2023)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Ari Aster
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    Beau Wassermann Joaquin Phoenix
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    Mona Wassermann Patti LuPone
  • Profile picture of Amy Ryan
    Grace Amy Ryan
  • Profile picture of Nathan Lane
    Roger Nathan Lane
  • Profile picture of Kylie Rogers
    Toni Kylie Rogers
  • Profile picture of Denis Ménochet
    Jeeves Denis Ménochet
  • Profile picture of Parker Posey
    Elaine Bray Parker Posey
  • Profile picture of Zoe Lister-Jones
    Young Mona Zoe Lister-Jones

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Keywords

  • suicide
  • nightmare
  • therapist
  • paranoia
  • orgasm
  • trauma
  • dark comedy
  • satire
  • surrealism
  • childhood trauma
  • crude humor
  • grief
  • fear
  • maniac
  • birth
  • attic
  • death of mother
  • entrepreneur
  • existentialism
  • anxiety disorder
  • absurdist
  • mother son relationship
  • based on short
  • anxiety
  • odyssey