An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 119 wins & 415 nominations total
Anders Olof Grundberg
- Kid in London Street
- (as Anders Grundberg)
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Did you know
- TriviaMark Ruffalo had a lot of doubts about his performance during the shoot. He often half-joked that his friend Oscar Isaac, who was filming on a nearby sound stage, was going to be called in to replace him. One day, Willem Dafoe pranked Ruffalo by taking him to a room where Isaac (who was in on the joke) was waiting. Isaac and Dafoe informed Ruffalo he was fired and, indeed, getting replaced by Isaac.
- GoofsMark Ruffalo's attempt at a British accent is extremely unconvincing.
However, an unconvincing accent is simply a limitation of the actor's ability and not a mistake on the part of the filmmakers. Also, what is considered unconvincing is a subjective matter of opinion.
- Quotes
Bella Baxter: [on the wailing infant] I must go punch that baby.
- Crazy creditsThe opening and closing credits are shown as a frame around the image.
- Alternate versionsThe UK's BBFC viewed the film during editing to provide advice on classification, and informed the distributor it required changes to one short sequence to secure an "18" rating. The scene depicted sexual activity in the presence of children. Under UK law, this could be illegal and therefore required removal before being distributed within the country. The changes were made before formal classification, and this same version of the film was ultimately released everywhere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2023 (2023)
Featured review
Poor Things is a very, very strange and peculiar film. This film is about the freedom that every person must have, interpreted by the new life of Bella Baxter, a woman who is already physically adult but mentally child: a plot that I like. In this film we see the evolution that Bella gets and how she gets her psychological maturity, especially through lots of sex. In this film, in fact, there is a high dose of nudity with many very explicit scenes, of which I think at some point they could cut the amount. It's also quite a fantascentific film because a lot of the topics are impossible to find in real life. Lanthimos' direction is excellent, with many beautiful and extravagant filmmakers who keep the spectator on the piece. The image quality is gorgeous with so many amazing colors. Emma Stone does an incredible job and in fact her Oscar is ultra deserved: one thing that makes her performance perfect is also the fact of her courage in facing a film so sexually explicit, performing it at the top! Mark Ruffalo also does an excellent job like all the other actors. The characters are good and the costumes amazing, every detail of clothing is noticed and makes the idea of the setting, which is also amazing. The negative notes are in my opinion: the rhythm and duration of the film, in my opinion it could last even less than 2 hours cutting some scene too much, in fact sometimes I got very bored, and writing, sometimes in my opinion repetitive. The film also makes me laugh with extravagant jokes, as if the whole movie. The ending hasn't convinced me, even this good level. Poor Things is a movie that I will want to watch again.
. Rating: 8.4/10.
. Rating: 8.4/10.
- montanaromichael
- Mar 21, 2024
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- Also known as
- Pobres criaturas
- Filming locations
- Origo Film Studio, Budapest, Hungary(soundstages)
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,553,225
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $661,230
- Dec 10, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $117,625,455
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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