Beau Is Afraid (2023)
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
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Beau Is Afraid rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 77K votes
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic63%
TMDb6.711/10· 1K votesWith 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Beau Is Afraid
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 of Beau Is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix
as Beau Wassermann
Patti LuPone
as Mona Wassermann
Amy Ryan
as Grace
Nathan Lane
as Roger
Kylie Rogers
as Toni
Denis Ménochet
as Jeeves
Parker Posey
as Elaine Bray
Zoe Lister-Jones
as Young Mona
Armen Nahapetian
as Teen Beau
Julia Antonelli
as Teen Elaine
Stephen McKinley Henderson
as Therapist
Richard Kind
as Dr. Cohen
Beau Is Afraid facts
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $12.3M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Absurdist comedy-adventure balances anxiety themes with fantastical escapism throughout
- •Anxiety disorder exploration provides psychological depth beneath surreal narrative framework
- •Ari Aster direction ensures distinctive visual storytelling and thematic coherence consistently
What the audience disliked
- •Birth trauma and existential themes create unsettling emotional tone for many audiences
- •Surreal pacing and abstract narrative structure may alienate conventional storytelling audiences
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