Beau Is Afraid fingerprintAn , fantasy movie: , but never scary.
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
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Beau Is Afraid2023
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GoodWatch score 82
GoodWatch score 82
GoodWatch score 76
GoodWatch score 84
GoodWatch score 81
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GoodWatch score 60Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Beau Is Afraid streams on fuboTV, HBO Max, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Paramount+, and it is free with ads on Plex. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 58 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, and Metacritic 63).
Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (8 of 10) and cringe comedy (7 of 10).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Yes: it cost about $35 million to make and earned $12 million worldwide, 35% of its budget.
TV Tropes lists 131 tropes for it, including Downer Ending, Hidden Disdain Reveal, and Chekhov's Gun.
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