Hereditarywas a game-changing release. It came out in 2018, when distributor A24 was still newer to the scene. The movie then brokeLady Bird’s under one-year-long record as the highest-grossingA24 film, bringing in $80.9 million worldwide. Even now,Hereditaryis A24’s 4th highest-grossing movie of all time. In addition to serving the studio, the movie also put director Ari Aster on the map. Aster would go from a relatively unknown short film director to a revered feature helmer overnight.
Just one year afterHereditary’s release, A24 would go on to distribute Aster’sMidsommar.Midsommardid not do quite as well asHereditary, making just $46.7 million in theaters. Still, the cult-ridden horror film got people talking and madeactor Florence Pugha much more mainstream star. The film would go on to be the inspiration for Halloween costumes and cosplay, and a controversial entry in the internet-coined “good for her” subgenre. AfterMidsommar, Aster went on to direct a movie that was far more divisive, which is changing streaming homes.
Beau Is Afraid Is Switching Streamers
The Movie Is Coming To Max
Beau Is Afraidis now transitioning to a new streaming service. UnlikeMidsommarorHereditary,Beau is Afraidsteps out of the psychological horror genre and into the realm of dark comedy. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man tortured by anxiety and the death of his mother, who goes on a strange journey back home. Beyond genre and its oversized runtime, the biggest difference betweenBeau is Afraidand Aster’s two previous works ended up being its box office performance. The Phoenix-led film ended up making just$11.5 million at the worldwide box office.
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At 2 hours and 59 minutes long,Beau is Afraidis Ari Aster’s longest movie to date.
Two years after this notorious flop,Beau is Afraidis changing streaming services. The film will soon be available tostream on Max, starting on March 14. Previously, the movie was available on Prime Video and Paramount+.
Why You Should Watch Beau Is Afraid When It Comes To Max
The Movie Takes Exciting Risks
SeeingBeau is Afraid’s lackluster box office results should not scare audiences away from the movie. Though it was incredibly divisive, getting a68% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is innovative in its wackiness, and delves deeply into the lead’s issues with his mother.Screen Rant’s Graeme Guttmann gave the film a 7 out of 10, saying “Aster finds ways to make the mundane abjectly terrifying or, at the very least, completely unnerving.“Beau is Afraidmay not have the same tightness asMidsommarorHereditary, but it still packs a punch.
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More on whatScreenRanthas said aboutBeau is Afraid:
Aster’s growing oeuvre of motifs is ever-present inBeau is Afraid, establishing a visual language that speaks to his previous works while letting him run loose in a world of his own creation. Beau lives in a world like ours, except everyone seems to have lost their minds. This is the genius ofBeau is Afraid’s horror — it emanates a deeply unsettling aura even while nothing all that terrifying is happening. From teenage girlhood to being nursed back to health and sleeping with a long-lost crush, Aster finds ways to make the mundane abjectly terrifying or, at the very least, completely unnerving.Beau is Afraid Review
Beau Is Afraid
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Beau Is Afraid (formerly known as Disappointment Blvd.) is a new supernatural horror/comedy film from Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar.) Joaquin Phoenix stars as the titular Beau in his older years, as a young man with a strained relationship with his mother. After her death, his return home is marked by strange supernatural occurrences.
