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280 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Beau Is Afraid is a 2023 comedy adventure fantasy film, directed by Ari Aster, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan.
- 247 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
- posts span May 3, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026
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60 of 280 · most liked firstHas the general consensus flipped on Beau is Afraid yet? Because I fuckin love that movie.
positive · AI labelView post →So Eddington is just a weirdly incoherent movie isn’t it? Like I want to read it as Beau is Afraid-style surreal parody of right wing post-COVID paranoia but it’s treatment of young political protestors as self-serving youthful performative activism is… weird. Idk what to even think about this film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Beau is Afraid is genuinely the closest I’ve seen to a live action SQUEE! movie. A funny heart attack.
positive · AI labelView post →dunno but i know sean’s answer is Beau Is Afraid because the end of that movie was the only time ive ever seen that man genuinely lose his temper lmao
neutral · AI labelView post →"Beau Is Afraid" is my favorite movie of all time
positive · AI labelView post →i wish i'd gone into Beau is Afraid with this in mind.. probably so much funnier. though i watched it on acid so i most likely would've forgotten to remember it's Jewish Lord of the Rings. loved it btw
positive · AI labelView post →Got to have a wild, if rare reaction to a movie: Neo put on Beau is Afraid. I was laughing but 30 mins in, Neo tapped out from terror. They were disarticulated, going "I've never had a reaction to a movie like this" visceral—like their fears, manifest Aster is uncanny in laser focusing on triggers
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what movie is criminally underrated? Beau Is Afraid. That flick is hilarious
positive · AI labelView post →if a movie having a “subtle christ figure” makes it christian then BEAU IS AFRAID (2023) is a christian movie and— hear me out— the best christian movie, now that we’re all admitting it
neutral · AI labelView post →Beau Is Afraid is easily, easily Ari Aster's best movie and it's going to have a massive critical reassment in like two to three years tops, mark my words
positive · AI labelView post →Jfc Beau is Afraid is a fucking cool what a good movie
positive · AI labelView post →this movie was Beau Is Afraid but for autism
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay but I want to know what a Morbius movie with complete creative control from Ari Aster looks like. Do you think the penis monster from Beau is Afraid would have a cameo?
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching “Beau is Afraid.” An anxiety attack of a film, possible the most neurotic movie ever made. It’s a minor miracle. Love this little blink-and-you-miss-it gag. It feels a bit like an Obama joke, right?
positive · AI labelView post →Well that’s certainly a take. I watched it for the 2nd time recently and I think it’s a pretty solid flick that has a lot to say. I think the absolute absurdity it descends into was supposed to be part of the point, but I also like movies that are completely over the top - like Beau Is Afraid. I still haven’t checked out Weapons yet but I keep hearing good things.
positive · AI labelView post →Have to give it to Beau is Afraid I did not see that thing coming and I don't know if it made the movie better but I'll never forget that turn of it or the movie now
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve waited a while to watch Beau is Afraid and I hated the first sequence so much it has already set the tone for my feelings towards the entire film (sour, not good) and confirmed some polarizing opinions I was worried about. 3 hours baby, let’s get it.
negative · AI labelView post →oh gawd. don’t fucking boo me for this, film bros but Beau Is Afraid pissed me off. what an annoying, rambling, barely coherent piece of shit. it felt like it was really saying something but honestly it wasn’t saying shit and waaay over stayed its welcome.
negative · AI labelView post →I would like to see a lot more women get to make maximalist films like Digger, Beau Is Afraid, Megalopolis, The Brutalist, One Battle. The kind of movie where it seems like no one ever said "no" to the director. The only ones I can think of are The Substance and... Cloud Atlas?
neutral · AI labelView post →so sometimes seeing a terrible movie in theaters in fun. like House of Gucci was an undeniable piece of shit but the people i was with, who were making hilarious comments the whole time, made it enjoyable. but Beau is Afraid was just a straight up bad and deeply not fun time at the theater for me
negative · AI labelView post →Watched Beau is Afraid for the first time ever and I’m kinda obsessed with it. It’s almost like a David Lynch movie if it was trying to be a 3hr Monty Pathon skit. If that makes any sense.
positive · AI labelView post →I was trying to remember the film Beau Is Afraid and I said “Mr Stupid Goes To Crazy Town”
neutral · AI labelView post →Beau is Afraid is a top film this year for this dystopian prop alone
positive · AI labelView post →People who live in the Fox News Cinematic Universe think the movie Beau Is Afraid is a documentary.
neutral · AI labelView post →Beau Is Afraid has one of the most relatable moments in any movie I’ve ever seen where the main character googles if its okay that he took his medication in a specific way and then immediately gets a bunch of articles about people who have died because they did that
positive · AI labelView post →Gonna show my bestie who I do movie nights with BEAU IS AFRAID and THE SUBSTANCE soon and I'm very excited We gotta finish IWTV S2 first but I'm also happy about that Having a friend who will not only watch my sicko stuff with me but who knows NOTHING about it? Priceless.
neutral · AI labelView post →In terms of auteur filmmaking where a filmmaker puts their all into a wild over-budget movie that took great risks but ultimately bombed, I'm way more of a Beau is Afraid guy than a Megalopolis guy. 🤔
positive · AI labelView post →I've felt this myself when I saw Beau is Afraid, that movie is such a brutally harsh look at Anxiety Disorders that I initially left the movie feeling insulted, but later I realized it's cause I saw too much of myself in Beau and that made me feel Uncomfortable. It's now one of my all-time favs
positive · AI labelView post →Wrestling with an interesting dilemma, which is that I hated "Beau Is Afraid" seeing it yesterday, despise it, can't stand it, but it has maybe the greatest movie sex scene ever filmed. It is so funny I keep laughing remembering it. What a pair of things to have coexisting youtu.be/LfRNRymrv9k?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Inherent Vice followed by Beau Is Afraid, the era of streaming is over the return of the cable movie programming King is upon us
neutral · AI labelView post →When @blankcheck.bsky.social makes their maiden voyage to the Midwest for the Wisconsin Film Festival, you make sure you're there. Especially when it comes to seeing the Beau is Afraid of pig movies, Babe: Pig in the City.
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay, another day my body isn't cooperating, so help me decide the movie: 💃 Suspira (2018) 👀 Censor ⏳ Beau Is Afraid No spoilers please, and I guess if you feel really inspired by another movie, feel free to recommend something available for free or on Prime/HBO.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top 3 cinema experiences ever: 3. "Where The Wild Things Are" opening weekend with a bunch of parents with little kids 2. "Beau is Afraid" in IMAX (several times!) 1. "Tickled" at a movie theater that served food
positive · AI labelView post →Better Joker movie than Folie a Deux My ★★★ review of Beau Is Afraid on Letterboxd boxd.it/864lTH #FilmSky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →If you told me Ari Aster's (Hereditary, Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid) next movie was going to be a dark comedy western taking place during COVID with Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone...I probably would have believed you
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching 'Beau Is Afraid'. Unrelenting debasement of human nature to its worst, most profane caricatures, occasionally hilarious because of how far that goes. The serious arty direction of the film has me questioning whether this bespoiling filter is actually intended to mentally harm the viewer.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like Beau is Afraid, I really wanted people to have been wrong about it, for it to be a hidden gem. But no this movie just really really doesn't make sense. The artistic threads that hold it together are surprisingly thin. Incredible disappointment.
negative · AI labelView post →Alphabet of Movies - B I'm not sure I've ever felt so seen by a movie and that's probably a terrible thing!! Aster's best by a mile. I love this nightmare. My ★★★★★ review of Beau Is Afraid on Letterboxd boxd.it/49Vrdt
positive · AI labelView post →I don’t think I’ve ever been through a more excruciating viewing experience than Beau Is Afraid, a three hour movie that feels like it lasts for days.
negative · AI labelView post →What's your favorite movie from every decade in your life? 00s: Paprika 10s: Hereditary 20s: Beau is Afraid
positive · AI labelView post →Beau is Afraid (2023) sure is a movie where things happen
neutral · AI labelView post →I only coincidentally watched Beau is Afraid on Mother’s Day weekend but what a holiday film it is
neutral · AI labelView post →Her review of Beau is Afraid is a fucking massacre btw I liked that film and what it tried to do, but even I read all this and went "...yea"
neutral · AI labelView post →BEAU IS AFRAID is still so fucking good. Great movie, under appreciated af imo
positive · AI labelView post →#promosky i am frog. movie: Princess Mononoke Beau is Afraid Fantastic Mr. Fox Children of Men game: Rain World Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Deltarune Minecraft music: C418 The Microphones Toby Fox The Unicorns
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm like if that movie Beau Is Afraid were about me. I'm also like if any other movie were about me.
neutral · AI labelView post →In movie terms, I would describe our neighborhood as mostly Wes Anderson vibes, but with daily spurts of "Beau Is Afraid," depending on where you are at the time.
neutral · AI labelView post →I had a more hostile viewing experience with this movie than I did watching Beau is Afraid. This movie really makes my head spin to recount and I didn't even get into every detail like the white supremacist antagonists or the on-screen SA.
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm not going to lie, Eddington is the first Ari Aster movie i've seen the trailer of and am actually legtimately interested in. i even liked uh... about half of Beau is Afraid. and i had little to no interest in Midsommar or Hereditary tbh lol.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nothing like watching the film Beau is Afraid and witnessing all the little fears of daily anxiety played out one after another in horrifying fashion.
neutral · AI labelView post →Considering the ending of the film, it's so so funny how many "Is Beau a Good Person" style YouTube videos for Beau is Afraid I am getting served in my feed
neutral · AI labelView post →in a way Beau Is Afraid kind of feels like a movie you lose because what it does, it does very well, unfortunately the thing it does is make me feel extremely mentally ill and stressed the fuck out and not good lol.
negative · AI labelView post →I think Beau Is Afraid is a new kind of movie
positive · AI labelView post →Movies I caught up on during my 2 14hr flights & my ratings Solo Mio ** Elio **** Wicked for Good *** The Testament of Anne Lee ** Thunderbolts **** Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die ***** (YES!) Goat ***** (I cried this whole movie) Moana 2 *** If I had legs I’d kick you ** Beau is Afraid ** (WTF???)
negative · AI labelView post →Rewatching BEAU IS AFRAID I now realize this is not one movie - It's an ANTHOLOGY! Four 40-45minute short Horror Comedies about one character. Could have very easily been a limited series. #Horror #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →SCTV Scorsese's After Hours, a fast past paced surreal film sorta Anora or Beau is Afraid Beetlejuice Dick Tracy Home Alone Larry Sanders Nightmare Before Christmas Then Guest's Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Mighty Wind Lemony Snicket stuff Dan Harmon's Monster House Schitt's Creek The Studio
neutral · AI labelView post →DEATH by ANAL MURDER by FUCK #NowWatching BEAU IS AFRAID (2023) from Ari Aster
neutral · AI labelView post →Mahershala Ali in "Jurassic World: Rebirth" joins the recent spate of characters named Duncan in recent films (Saltburn, Poor Things, Beau is Afraid")
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched A SERIOUS MAN for the first time. A spiritual older sibling to BEAU IS AFRAID, so I loved it. Stuhlbarg is perfect as usual. Easily one of my favorite endings in any Coen movie. So glad to finally check it off the list. 🎥📽️🎞️🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →Slate Movie Club, Part 7: @ezwrites.bsky.social takes us from You Hurt My Feelings and Showing Up to Beau is Afraid and asks me a difficult question! slate.com/culture/2023...
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