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** As Beau walks home amid the chaotic environment of Corrina, a cheery opera song plays in the background.

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** The Madonna and Child statue Beau buys on the street as a gift for his upcoming visit to his mother [[spoiler: is a bite-sized copy of a much larger version found at his mother's house's front lawn]].

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** The first thing Beau's therapist writes down in his notebook is "guilty." [[spoiler:This completely foreshadows the trial ending.]]
** The Madonna and Child statue Beau buys on the street as a gift for his upcoming visit to his mother [[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is a bite-sized copy of a much larger version found at his mother's house's front lawn]].lawn]].
** The janitor telling Beau that he's fucked after his keys and luggage are stolen.

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Beau seems to fit the classical archetype much more. Given his pathetic and loser-ish nature.


* AntiHero: Beau is far from your typical strong heroic protagonist, but he isn't really a bad person either, and you can't help but root for him.


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* ClassicalAntiHero: Beau is far from your typical strong heroic protagonist, he's a neurotic and extremely anxious man who's constantly filled with self-doubt, but he isn't really a bad person either, and you can't help but root for him.
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* AbusiveParents: Beau's mother, Mona. Manipulative and narcissistic, as well as a creepy Oedipus-like attachment to her son.

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* AbusiveParents: Beau's mother, Mona. Manipulative and narcissistic, as well as a creepy Oedipus-like attachment to her son. She's also revealed to be delusional, [[spoiler: blaming Beau for a multitude of problems and believing that he doesn't care about her due to being late for her funeral, despite the fact that she would have known that Beau was held up by Roger and Grace due to the fact that they work for her and had set up cameras recording that he was in their house.]]
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* DaylightHorror: A lot of the most intense scenes in the first two acts take place in broad daylight, from Beau dealing with the crazy homeless people in his neighborhood, to [[spoiler:Toni killing herself in front of Beau by drinking paint]].

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* DaylightHorror: A lot of the most Many intense scenes in the first two acts take place in broad daylight, from Beau dealing with the crazy homeless people in his neighborhood, to [[spoiler:Toni killing herself in front of Beau by drinking paint]].



* DisinheritedChild: Despite being the child of a successful billionaire entrepreneur, Beau lives in complete squalor in a run-down apartment in a crime-ridden city, and is flat broke.



** After Grace re-enters the house to the commotion going on in her son's old room, the TV is paused on an empty [[spoiler:arena where the big ending trial happens]].



* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Not only is Beau's father revealed to be a giant penis monster and his mother was alive the whole time, but just when he thinks he's finally escaped on a boat into the ocean, he is literally put on trial in a giant arena by his own mother and her lawyer for his life's misdeeds according to his mother. The boat he escapes in also explodes when he accepts his fate and loses the trial]].

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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Not only is Beau's father revealed to be a giant penis monster monster, and that his mother was alive the whole time, but just when he thinks he's finally escaped on a boat into the ocean, he is literally put on trial in a giant arena by his own mother and her lawyer for his life's misdeeds according to his mother. The boat he escapes in also explodes when he accepts his fate and loses the trial]].



* HeroicBSOD: Beau has one after he finds out his mother has died.

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* HeroicBSOD: Beau has one after he finds out discovering his mother has died.



* IncestSubtext: Implied with Mona's relationship with her son. In flashbacks, she noticeably feels threatened by young Beau's infatuation with Elaine, and Mona is overly attached to him.



* LoggingOntoTheFourthWall: The MW Corporation has real-world social media accounts that interact with fans and encourages them to be "brand ambassadors" with exclusive merch and newsletters to screenings of the movie.



* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film (''Beau'') and the original script. Here, they are white.

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* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film (''Beau'') and the original script. Here, they are white.[[note]]Presumably because the actor who initially played Beau in the short, Billy Mayo, passed away in 2019.[[/note]]



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* TheReveal:TheReveal: The entire final act.
** The photos on Mona's walls in her mansion.



** Everything involving the attic scene.

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** Everything involving the attic scene.attic.
* RichGenius: Mona. She's the mega-billionaire owner of the MW Corporation that takes over Beau's world.


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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: [[spoiler:Mona, being the billionaire evil mastermind that she is, paid off her loyal housekeeper to be her headless body double. And quite handsomely too, enough that "her entire extended family quit their jobs on the same day and won't ever have to work again."]]
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* TraumaCongaLine: And how! Poor Beau cannot catch a break.

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* TraumaCongaLine: And how! Poor Beau cannot catch a break.
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* AbusiveParents: Beau's mother, Mona. Manipulative and narcissistic, as well as a creepy Oedipus-like attachment to her son.
* AntiHero: Beau is far from your typical strong heroic protagonist, but he isn't really a bad person either, and you can't help but root for him.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Toni.
** Even young Elaine to an extent, but she has a soft side for Teen Beau, which veers her more into JerkassWithAHeartOfGold territory.
* ButtMonkey: Beau. The plot does not let up from basically putting him through the wringer every chance it gets.
* CrapsackWorld: The city and state of Corrina seem to be a cartoonish exaggeration of what Conservative America thinks big cities are like, with deranged homeless people stabbing strangers in the streets to crowds urging suicidal people to jump off buildings, and Beau is at the center of it all.
* CreatorThumbprint: This film has a lot in common with Aster's previous works, including:
** Protagonists with intense family trauma and anxiety issues.
** Extreme violence against people's faces.
** Full frontal nudity PlayedForHorror and FanDisservice.
** VillainousIncest.
** Lots of symmetrical wide shots.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: And how!
** The catalyst that sets off the plot is when Beau's mother is killed off-screen by a falling chandelier.
** [[spoiler: Toni kills herself by drinking paint.]]
** [[spoiler: Elaine dies mid-orgasm on top of Beau.]]
** [[spoiler: Jeeves is killed by a penis-shaped monster stabbing him in the head with one of its appendages.]]
** [[spoiler: Beau at the movie's end when his boat explodes.]]
* DaylightHorror: A lot of the most intense scenes in the first two acts take place in broad daylight, from Beau dealing with the crazy homeless people in his neighborhood, to [[spoiler:Toni killing herself in front of Beau by drinking paint]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:At the ending trial, when his lawyer is killed, Beau is left to fend for himself. He tries to appeal to his mother and her lawyer, but they refuse to accept any apology. Beau simply accepts his fate.]]
* DownerEnding: As if he hasn't gone through enough, [[spoiler:Beau is killed at the movie's end when the motorboat he charters from his mother's mansion explodes in the arena]].
* DreamSequence: A lot of them, revisiting old memories and acting as interludes between each of the four acts. The most prominent one is after Beau is invited to watch a play in the forest, he is entranced by the plot and imagines himself as the protagonist in a lengthy animated sequence.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first few scenes when we meet Beau is at the therapist's office, where he clearly has issues discussing his relationship with his mother.
* EvilMatriarch: Again, Mona. [[spoiler: In her monologue in the final act, she even describes her own mother as being abusive.]]
* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:Beau's childhood crush Elaine dies while climaxing on top of Beau and we see her stiff body with a mid-orgasm expression on her face.]]
* Foreshadowing:
** The Madonna and Child statue Beau buys on the street as a gift for his upcoming visit to his mother [[spoiler: is a bite-sized copy of a much larger version found at his mother's house's front lawn]].
** Grace writes "Stop Incriminating Yourself" on the napkin and later tells him to turn on Channel 78 on the television [[spoiler: which shows CCTV footage of Beau foreshadows the big trial at the end]].
* FreezeFrameBonus: When Beau arrives at his mother's house and looks at all the pictures, he comes across a photo of his mother that's a collage of all her employees [[spoiler:and everyone he has ever interacted with is on there.]]
* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Not only is Beau's father revealed to be a giant penis monster and his mother was alive the whole time, but just when he thinks he's finally escaped on a boat into the ocean, he is literally put on trial in a giant arena by his own mother and her lawyer for his life's misdeeds according to his mother. The boat he escapes in also explodes when he accepts his fate and loses the trial]].
* GraveHumor: The marker in Mona's house that describes where the chandelier crushed her.
* HeroicBSOD: Beau has one after he finds out his mother has died.
* HorrorComedy: Ari Aster initially wrote and described this movie as a "four-hour nightmare comedy", and he stuck with that. The humor in this comes from the especially dark and morbid situations Beau finds himself in.
* KafkaKomedy: The entire film's premise is a Kafkaesque journey with some pretty dark humor.
* LeaveTheCameraRunning: The entire end credits holds on the shot of the [[spoiler:empty arena after Beau's trial]].
* MaleFrontalNudity: "Birthday Boy Stab Man" is a psychotic butt-naked homeless man running around stabbing people on the street.
* MindScrew: The surrealist nature of the movie, especially with what the plot considers to be comedic.
* NightmareFace: The twisted facial expressions on Toni and Elaine's [[spoiler:corpses]].
* OffWithHisHead: In true Ari Aster head trauma fashion, Beau's mother Mona dies after a chandelier crushes her head, and we get to see the corpse at the funeral.
** [[spoiler: Beau's lawyer at the trial is thrown off his platform by Mona's henchman and his head is split open by the rocks below.]]


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Beau's mother Mona gives him a particularly venomous one when she confronts him at her house in the third act, as well as her lawyer Dr. Cohen prosecuting him at the trial.]]
* TheResenter: Mona towards her son, many times throughout the movie. Solidified by her TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in the final act.
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** [[spoiler:Beau's mother is still alive.]]
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* SceneryPorn: Fiona Crombie's production design is immaculate, and every act feels so distinct from the last.
* SexSignalsDeath: Beau's mother tells him his father [[spoiler:died the very night Beau was conceived because of his genetics, and that Beau may die the same way too. It's actually Elaine that dies immediately after he has sex with her.]]
* ShellShockSilence: After [[spoiler:Beau is killed at the end]], there is no music to accompany the credits rolling. Just the sound of waves and the audience leaving the [[spoiler: arena]].
* ShellShockedVeteran: Jeeves.
* StressVomit: Beau does this after [[spoiler:he discovers Elaine worked for his mother]] in a news segment about his mother's death.
* StunnedSilence: From Beau after he [[spoiler:strangles his mother]] and walks out of the house with a hilarious shocked expression on his face.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Beau and Elaine have sex, [[spoiler:and she dies]] to Music/MariahCarey's "Always Be My Baby".
* ThousandYardStare: Beau has one after he gets the call his mother has died.
* TraumaCongaLine: And how! Poor Beau cannot catch a break.
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Toni, Elaine, Jeeves, and Beau]], respectively.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: Beau discovering his father is really a giant, grotesque penis monster.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: After Beau [[spoiler:strangles his mother, seemingly killing her]], he escapes her house and commanders a motorboat out into the open ocean. You'd think he finally escaped all the insanity of his past life and put an end to the source of all his trauma. [[spoiler:He is so wrong.]]
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The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau' served as a basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online. It was officially announced by [=A24=] in February 2021, with ''Disappointment Blvd.'' being its original title.

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The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau' ''Beau'' served as a basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online. It was officially announced by [=A24=] in February 2021, with ''Disappointment Blvd.'' being its original title.
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The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau'' will reportedly serve as the basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online. It was officially announced by [=A24=] in February 2021, with ''Disappointment Blvd.'' being its original title.

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The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau'' will reportedly serve ''Beau' served as the a basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online. It was officially announced by [=A24=] in February 2021, with ''Disappointment Blvd.'' being its original title.
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''Beau Is Afraid'' will be released on April 14, 2023,[[note]]delayed from an original planned release in 2022[[/note]], and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].

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''Beau Is Afraid'' will be was released on April 14, 2023,[[note]]delayed from an original planned release in 2022[[/note]], and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].



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''Beau Is Afraid'' is an upcoming 2023 film, and the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster. Co-produced by Creator/{{A24}} and Aster's production company Square Peg, the film has been alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, in the words of Aster, a "nightmare comedy". The film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is an upcoming a 2023 film, and the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster. Co-produced by Creator/{{A24}} and Aster's production company Square Peg, the film has been alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, in the words of Aster, a "nightmare comedy". The film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.



''Beau Is Afraid'' will be released on April 21, 2023[[note]]delayed from an original planned release in 2022[[/note]], and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].

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''Beau Is Afraid'' will be released on April 21, 2023[[note]]delayed 14, 2023,[[note]]delayed from an original planned release in 2022[[/note]], and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].
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''Beau Is Afraid'' is an upcoming 2023 film, and the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster. Co-produced by Creator/{{A24}} and Aster's production company Square Peg, the film has been alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, [[WordOfGod in the words of Aster]], a "nightmare comedy". The film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is an upcoming 2023 film, and the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster. Co-produced by Creator/{{A24}} and Aster's production company Square Peg, the film has been alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, [[WordOfGod in the words of Aster]], Aster, a "nightmare comedy". The film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.
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* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film and the original script. Here, they are white.
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Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother ([=LuPone=]). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Lane) and Grace (Ryan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother.

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Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) (Phoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother ([=LuPone=]). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Lane) and Grace (Ryan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother.
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''Beau Is Afraid'' is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. Alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, [[WordOfGod in the words of Aster]], a "nightmare comedy", the film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is an upcoming 2023 film, and the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, Creator/AriAster. Co-produced by Creator/{{A24}} and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. Alternately Aster's production company Square Peg, the film has been alternately described as a "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, [[WordOfGod in the words of Aster]], a "nightmare comedy", the comedy". The film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.



The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau'' will reportedly serve as the basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online.

''Beau Is Afraid'' will be released on April 21, 2023, and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].

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The film has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau'' will reportedly serve as the basis for parts of the film, and a draft of the film's script dated to 2014 circulated online.

online. It was officially announced by [=A24=] in February 2021, with ''Disappointment Blvd.'' being its original title.

''Beau Is Afraid'' will be released on April 21, 2023, 2023[[note]]delayed from an original planned release in 2022[[/note]], and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].
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-> ''"You will walk many miles. Dozens will become hundreds. Hundreds will become thousands. Your adventures will continue for years and years."''

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother. The film also stars Creator/ParkerPosey and Creator/RichardKind in undisclosed roles.

It will be released in April 2023, and the trailer can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately Alternately described as a decades-spanning "decades-spanning surrealist horror film" and, [[WordOfGod in the words of Aster]], a "nightmare comedy", the film stars Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, with Creator/PattiLuPone, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/AmyRyan, Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/RichardKind and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

Creator/MichaelGandolfini among the supporting roles.

Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). ([=LuPone=]). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) (Lane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), (Ryan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother. mother.

The film also stars Creator/ParkerPosey has been in development by Aster since the early stages of his career. His 2011 short film ''Beau'' will reportedly serve as the basis for parts of the film, and Creator/RichardKind in undisclosed roles.

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-> ''"You will walk many miles. Dozens will become hundreds. Hundreds will become thousands. Your adventures will continue for years and years."''



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Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother. The film also stars Creator/ParkerPosey,

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Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother. The film also stars Creator/ParkerPosey,
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''Beau Is Afraid'' (formerly titled ''Disappointment Blvd.'') is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother.

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''Beau Is Afraid'' (formerly titled ''Disappointment Blvd.'') is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother.
mother. The film also stars Creator/ParkerPosey,



* RunningOverThePlot: Beau is run over by Grace and Roger, which leads to them taking him home.

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* RunningOverThePlot: Beau is run over by Grace and Roger, which leads to them taking him home.

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''Beau Is Afraid'' is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

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''Beau Is Afraid'' (formerly titled ''Disappointment Blvd.'') is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".
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* RunningOverThePlot: Beau is run over by Grace and Roger, which leads to them taking him home.

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* RunningOverThePlot: Beau is run over by Grace and Roger, which leads to them taking him home.home.

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* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film and the original script. Here, they are white.

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* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film and the original script. Here, they are white.white.
* RunningOverThePlot: Beau is run over by Grace and Roger, which leads to them taking him home.
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It will be released in April 2023, and the trailer can be watched [[here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek]].

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It will be released in April 2023, and the trailer can be watched [[here https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek]].com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek here]].



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* RaceLift: Beau (and therefore presumably his mother) are both black in the short film and the original script. Here, they are white.
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''Beau Is Afraid'' is the third film written and directed by Creator/AriAster, and produced by Creator/{{A24}}. It has been alternately described as a decades-spanning horror film and a "[[WordOfGod nightmare comedy]]". A scene from it became one of Aster's short films, which is just called "Beau".

Beau (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) is an extremely anxious man who is trying to visit his smothering, mysterious mother (Creator/PattiLuPone). However, after being besieged by random, distressing events, he is run over by a seemingly affable couple, Roger (Creator/NathanLane) and Grace (Creator/AmyRyan), who take him home with them and nurse him back to health. The strangeness of Beau's past and present collides as he tries to get home to his mother.

It will be released in April 2023, and the trailer can be watched [[here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuiWDn976Ek]].

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