Poor Things fingerprintStunning style, high energy.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Growing up, society, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Poor Things is spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, romantic, and hopeful. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit.
Growing up, society, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, society, and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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She’s nothing like you’ve ever seen.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Poor Things is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 88). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 21 min
Poor Things runs 2 h 21 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Poor Things higher (90) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $35 million to make and earned $118 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Portuguese. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States.
+70GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Poor Things in 84 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 96 storytelling tropes for Poor Things, including Bio Punk, I Take Offense to That Last One, Sex Montage.
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