Beau Is Afraid

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.

179 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Violence, Prejudice, Drug abuse).
Comedy, Drama, Horror.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I don’t think this is my room ...

Credits

Cast	Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers, Denis Ménochet, Parker Posey, Zoe Lister-Jones
Director	Ari Aster
Screenplay	Ari Aster
Music	The Haxan Cloak
Cinematography	Pawel Pogorzelski
Editing	Lucian Johnston
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2023
Produced by	A24, Access Entertainment, IPR.VC, Square Peg

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None (sic)
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None (sic)
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments	Contains scenes of horror.
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted
Runtime	179
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Strong threat, Violence, Sex, Drug misuse, Language, Nudity, Injury detail
Runtime	178
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 47 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 172 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer	14
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey Anderson Brilliant but bizarre, unsettling surreal, mature drama.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 33 users	13
Rottentomatoes users 100+ users	13
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	15
IMDB 5594 Netizens	15
The Movie DB Community	14
Average .. 69%	14