Why watch?

Emma Stone plays Bella, a woman brought back from the dead by Willem Dafoe, and her completely unfiltered, wide-eyed way of moving through this weird world is the whole thing — every gesture looks alien, like she's discovering reality for the first time. Yorgos Lanthimos shot it like a Gothic painting from the 1700s, but the rules inside are strange and often brutal instead of gentle (sex scenes happen with zero shame or coyness). The last hour recontextualizes the entire two hours before it — this is not the romance you thought you were watching.

Who is it for?

Watch this on an evening when you want something genuinely strange and beautiful at the same time — Yorgos Lanthimos doesn't make movies for everyone, but if you like eccentric cinema, this will grip you completely. Emma Stone plays a character brought to life by Willem Dafoe, and the entire visual style looks like a living steampunk painting. If you liked The Killing of a Sacred Deer or Poor Things, you already know his voice. There's a sex scene so it's not for kids, but no violence or heavy language.

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Poor Things

2023 · 2h 21min7.618
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Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman brought back to life by the brilliant but deeply strange Dr. Godwin Baxter, played by Willem Dafoe with unsettling intensity. Yorgos Lanthimos directs this like a fairy tale written by someone who just learned what fairy tales are — visually stunning and completely unhinged. Bella decides she's done living under the doctor's roof and sets off across the world with Mark Ruffalo's dissolute lawyer Duncan, learning about desire, independence, and how little patience she has for the world's expectations. This is for you if you loved The Favourite or anything by Wes Anderson that swings between gorgeous and deeply uncomfortable.

Why watch?

Emma Stone plays Bella, a woman brought back from the dead by Willem Dafoe, and her completely unfiltered, wide-eyed way of moving through this weird world is the whole thing — eve…

Who is it for?

Watch this on an evening when you want something genuinely strange and beautiful at the same time — Yorgos Lanthimos doesn't make movies for everyone, but if you like eccentric cin…

Similar titles

If you loved how Poor Things breaks every rule to show someone growing up inside an absurd world with inventions that don't follow logic, check out Suspiria or La Région sauvage. I…

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