Beau Is Afraid (2023)

04/14/2023 (US) • 2h 59m

Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

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.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$12,337,378.00

Keywords

suicide

nightmare

funeral

therapist

paranoia

orgasm

trauma

dark comedy

satire

surrealism

childhood trauma

crude humor

grief

fear

overbearing mother

maniac

birth

attic

death of mother

entrepreneur

existentialism

oedipus complex

anxiety disorder

absurdist

unwarranted guilt

mother son relationship

kafkaesque

simulated sex

based on short

anxiety

odyssey

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