Film 2023 179 min

Beau Is Afraid

Name: Beau Is Afraid
Director: Ari Aster
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2023-04-14
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers

“From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.7

Votes 1,399

Director Ari Aster

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Comedy Adventure Fantasy

The Story

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.

Beau Is Afraid

Cast & Characters

Joaquin Phoenix

Patti LuPone

Amy Ryan

Nathan Lane

Kylie Rogers

Denis Ménochet

Parker Posey

Zoe Lister-Jones

Armen Nahapetian

Julia Antonelli

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Richard Kind

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