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Beau Is Afraid is a 2023 American surrealist tragicomedy horror film[4][5] written, directed, and produced by Ari Aster. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title character, Beau Wassermann, a mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to his mother,[6] confronting his greatest fears along the way. The film includes a supporting ensemble cast of Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister-Jones, and Richard Kind.

Beau Is Afraid was co-produced and distributed by A24, and premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on April 1, 2023. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 14, 2023, before a wide release the following week. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics.

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Beau Wasserman is the son of a famous and wealthy businesswoman, Mona. He grows up without a father, who his mother says died during an orgasm (which was also when Beau was conceived), a hereditary medical condition that she claims was passed down to Beau. As a teenager on a cruise trip with his mother, Beau meets and falls in love with a girl named Elaine. The two kiss and promise to remain virgins until they meet again as adults.

As an adult, Beau is extremely anxious and living alone in the fictional crime-ridden city of Corrina, CR. His therapist prescribes an experimental drug for his anxiety and warns him to only take it with water. He prepares for a flight to see his mother for the anniversary of his father's death, but sleeps through his alarm after a neighbor keeps him awake with their loud music. After hastily packing, he discovers that his keys and luggage have been stolen from his door. Beau calls his mother to explain the situation, but she dismisses him.

Beau takes his medication but panics when he discovers there's a water outage. On his way to a convenience store across the street, he evades a group of deranged homeless people who break into his apartment and lock him out. After sleeping on scaffolding outside the building, Beau returns to his vandalized apartment the next morning. He attempts to call his mother, only to have it answered by a UPS driver who tells him that she had been decapitated in an accident. In a state of shock, he tries to take a bath, only to discover an intruder hiding in the ceiling. The intruder falls and Beau runs naked out of his apartment and into the street. After a brief confrontation with a police officer, Beau is hit by a food truck.

Beau wakes up two days later in the house of a married couple, Grace and Roger. They care for an unstable veteran named Jeeves, who was their son's army comrade before he was killed in action. The couple has an angsty teenage daughter named Toni who instantly despises Beau. Later, Beau calls Mona's attorney, Dr. Cohen, who chastises him and informs Beau that despite the Jewish custom to lay the body to rest as soon as possible, her last wish was not to be buried until he was present. Roger promises to take Beau to his mother's estate as soon as possible but insists Beau rest until he is healed. Throughout Beau's stay in their home, Grace subtly hints to him that he is being watched and warns Beau not to "incriminate" himself. On the day of Beau's release, Toni takes him to her brother's old room and attempts to force him to paint the walls in different colors. When he refuses, she ruthlessly berates Beau before drinking a can of paint, deliberately committing suicide. Grace walks in on Beau standing over Toni's body and violently blames him for her death. As Beau flees into the woods, Grace sends Jeeves after him.

Lost in the woods, Beau comes upon a group of traveling theatre actors named "The Orphans of the Forest.” He is invited to their rehearsal and becomes entranced by the play, imagining himself as the protagonist, who spends his entire life looking for his family after they’re separated by a flood. A man approaches Beau and informs him that he knew his father who is still alive. The troupe is ambushed by Jeeves, where he slaughters several actors in the process; Beau flees deeper into the woods.

Beau hitchhikes the rest of his way to the estate, only to find that he had just missed his mother's funeral. He naps on the couch and wakes up to the sound of a woman entering the house, late for the service. He realizes it is Elaine and they reconnect. They make their way to Mona's bedroom and have sex. Beau is terrified that he's going to die upon climaxing but is relieved when he survives. However, Elaine has died mid-climax, her body frozen stiff. Mona then appears from the shadows and reveals that she was not only still alive but watching the whole time. She shames Beau and reveals that his therapist works for her, having shared their sessions with her for years. He demands to know the truth about his father, and she takes him to the attic, where Beau learns that not only does he have a secret twin brother, but that his father is actually a giant penis-shaped monster. At that moment, Jeeves breaks into the house and is killed by the penis monster. After further humiliation from his mother, an enraged Beau strangles her.

In shock, Beau leaves the estate and finds a motorboat on a beach, commandeering it into the sea. After entering a cave, the boat's motor begins to stall and he suddenly finds himself in a crowded arena, where he's put on trial by a still-alive Mona and Dr. Cohen acting as prosecutors on a podium. On a jumbotron, they show footage of every instance of Beau's slighting his mother, while a cheap defense attorney advocates for Beau but is soon murdered by one of Mona's henchmen. Beau tries to fend for himself but discovers that his feet are now glued to the boat. He attempts to appeal to his mother, but when she does not respond, he finally accepts his fate. The boat's motor explodes, capsizing the boat and drowning Beau. The credits silently roll as the crowd leaves the arena with Dr. Cohen and Mona, who sobs uncontrollably.

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