Beau Is Afraid

2023 Ari Aster 2h 59m
Comedy Adventure Fantasy

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.

Cast

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

Double Feature Pairings

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Harold and Maude 1971
Mother-son dysfunction taken to its most extreme. Two films about men who cannot escape their mothers or their own mortality. Watch as a double feature

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