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Poor Things (2023)

Poor Things
Poor Things
R
Romance
Sci-Fi

Release Date
December 8, 2023
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast
Emma Stone , Mark Ruffalo , Willem Dafoe , Ramy Youssef
Runtime
2hr 21min
Main Genre
Romance
Studio
Element Pictures, Film4, Searchlight Pictures
Writers
Tony McNamara

Summary

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 SFa brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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