Beau Is Afraid

Apr 14, 2023

2h 59m

★ 6.7

From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Production Companies

A24

Square Peg

IPR.VC

Access Entertainment

Beau Is Afraid Trailers

Cast

Beau Wassermann

Joaquin Phoenix

Mona Wassermann

Patti LuPone

Grace

Amy Ryan

Roger

Nathan Lane

Toni

Kylie Rogers

Jeeves

Denis Ménochet

Elaine Bray

Parker Posey

Young Mona

Zoe Lister-Jones

Teen Beau

Armen Nahapetian

Teen Elaine

Julia Antonelli

Therapist

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Dr. Cohen

Richard Kind

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