Poor Things

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Producer:

Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone

Writer:

Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray

Release Date:

Dec 8, 2023

Runtime:

2hr 21m

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 (Dafoe).

Cast

  • Emma Stone
  • Willem Dafoe
  • Vicki Pepperdine
  • Ramy Youssef
  • Jack Barton
  • Charlie Hiscock
  • Attila Dobai
  • Emma Hindle
  • Anders Olof Grundberg
  • Mark Ruffalo

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POPULAR TAGS
#original
#greatcast
#clever
#smart
#mustsee
#hilarious

Reviews

  • NV
    Niah Vivier

    So no one is going to even acknowledge the fact that the main character has the brain of a child and is engaging in horrifically lewd sexual activity?? Pedophilic and disgusting. I love Yorgos' style, creativity and originality, but this was absolutely abhorrent. As a…

    CJ
    CJ Juneja
    #horrible
    #creepy
    #notmyfave

    Just cuz Ema Stone acts in a movie does not mean its gonna be good. there were no warning signs of this movie being so creepy and R++ rated.. I thought 2023 movie Menu was bad ,, but this one tops that. walked out of theater after suffering for 40 Minutes.

    SS
    Shereen S
    #creepy
    #leavekidsathome
    #boring

    misleading movie, very horrible, not comedy as stated, false trailer and depictions.

  • LJ
    Liz Jensen

    Terrible! This movie has ross nudity, low budget, bad writing, nothing good to even say about the first 30 minutes, we left after that and we weren’t the first to walk out either. Worst movie I have gone to hands down. 0 stars!

    ST
    Sonflower T

    Just awful & obscene! I hadn’t read anything about the movie before going in, but I liked Emma Stone and thought I would give it a go. Big mistake! I wasn’t expecting the sex-crazed character portrayed by Emma Stone. I walked out, when I couldn’t tolerate sitting through…

    TC
    Tim Conway

    #formidable

  • HM
    Hev M
    #boring
    #cliché
    #snoozefest

    this had SO MUCH potential. and my disappointment has nothing to do with the sex scenes, more so the context and nuance behind them (emma stones character is literally a child in an adults body) and the gross lack of actual story. the movie could have started so many…

    MC
    Melynnda Chan
    #intense
    #leavekidsathome
    #bizarre

    Lots of sex scenes. Bizarre and quirky film. Girl meets world and feminism. Sexual awakening of Frankenstein.

    KB
    Keith Brown
    #greatcast
    #greatvisualfx

    Astoundingly weird, grotesque in places, and darkly humorous. Had a great time with it

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100
Dec 8, 2023

Both literary and cinematic, “Poor Things” gives the audience everything we can ask for in a film—beauty and wonder; hefty ideas and clever storytelling; twists, shocks and laughter.

Metacritic review by Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
Wall Street Journal
80
Dec 8, 2023

It has plenty of the bizarre visual flair Lanthimos cut his teeth on, from his signature extreme wide angles up to and including a bulldog with the head of a duck frolicking through a grand living room. Yet Poor Things, based on a 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, is joyous in its weirdness, joyous in its exploration and celebration of its strange, strange world. This movie is incredibly fun to watch.

Constance Grady
Vox
90
Sep 1, 2023

Lanthimos may have cobbled together a rambunctious psychosexual odyssey from many Frankensteinian parts — a little “Alice in Wonderland,” a dash of “Metropolis,” a soupçon of Voltaire by way of the Marquis de Sade — but he and his skilled collaborators have marshaled them into a remarkably coherent and purposeful vision.

Metacritic review by Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Poor Things (2023) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Poor Things (2023)?
The movie is 2hr 21min long.
What's Poor Things (2023) about?
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 (Dafoe).
Who's the cast of Poor Things (2023)?
  • Emma Stone as Bella Baxter
  • Willem Dafoe as Dr. Godwin Baxter
  • Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs. Prim
  • Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles
  • Jack Barton as Fop 1
  • Charlie Hiscock as Fop 2
  • Attila Dobai as Hapless Student
  • Emma Hindle as Woman with Kid in London Street
  • Anders Olof Grundberg as Kid in London Street
  • Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn
Who's the director behind Poor Things (2023)?
Yorgos Lanthimos directed Poor Things (2023).
Who produced Poor Things (2023)?
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe and Emma Stone produced Poor Things (2023).