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Wildly imaginative and exhilaratingly over the top, Poor Things is a bizarre, brilliant tour de force for director Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone.
Audience Says
Poor Things is a weird, wild good time and Emma Stone is fantastic in it -- just be prepared for adult themes that may unsettle or offend some viewers.
Stef Rubino Autostraddle Rather, it’s an attempt to wake us up, to clue us into the behaviors and violences we replicate over and over again, even when we think we aren’t. And on that front alone, Poor Things is a success. Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) The score is brilliant. It absolutely captures the kind of semi-steam punk, fantastical, mythological, Frankestinian... all that stuff. And yet at the heart of it, there is an emotional story... Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Bella’s appetite for novelty is reflected in film-making that evokes a similar sense of wonder and discovery in the audience. Rated: 5/5 Jan 14, 2024 Full Review Francesca Steele iNews.co.uk Yorgos Lanthimos’s films are always strange, and this is perhaps the most peculiar but also the most relatable of them all. Rated: 5/5 Dec 11, 2024 Full Review Katie Hogan She Likes Movies The story and Bella herself are at times, too hard to swallow and the choices made to depict a woman’s liberation feels too one note and are rather basic ideas Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Calum Cooper Cinerama Film Destined to go down as one of 2023’s best and most memorable films, Poor Things is Yorgos Lanthimos at the height of his peculiar power. Rated: 5/5 Jul 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
mindy Poor Things was very interesting. I am glad I saw it Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Joshua H The movie is about a bunch of people having sex with a child in the body of a woman. I can't get past that conceit Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Gonzalo great film kinda weird but in good way Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review caraeskin L So weird that it was thought provoking, silly and entertaining all at the same time Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review emily Emma stone is incredible in every single movie she does Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Stephanie amazing actors!! amazing story!! 👏🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
Screenwriter
Tony McNamara
Distributor
Searchlight Pictures
Production Co
Element Pictures
Rating
R (Gore|Disturbing Material|Graphic Nudity|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 27, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.5M
Runtime
2h 21m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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