Beau is Afraid

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster (Midsommer).

Set in dystopian times, this comedy -or is it real?- makes you wonder every scene. Is he crazy? Are this the meds? Is this real?

It’s very long, very confusing, and definitely not for everyone — but love it or hate it, it’s hard not to respect Beau Is Afraid‘s ambition.

Aster’s film takes the so-traumatic-it’s-funny sequences of his previous work and spins them into a three-hour comedy of bad vibes and ritual humiliation. It’s as memorable, audacious, and indulgent as you’d hope from A24’s most expensive film to date.

Comedy, Drama, Horror
United States, United Kingdom, Finland, Canada (English)
2h 59min