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You can now enjoy Bella Baxter’s whimsical, sex-fueled adventures– for which Emma Stone won the Oscar on Sunday night — from the comfort of your own home.
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning “Poor Things,” which hit theaters in December, is now available purchase/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV+, and will release on Blu-ray/DVD on March 12.
Rent 'Poor Things' On Prime Video
The film is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name. It stars Emma Stone as Bella, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child. Stone stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox,...
You can now enjoy Bella Baxter’s whimsical, sex-fueled adventures– for which Emma Stone won the Oscar on Sunday night — from the comfort of your own home.
Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning “Poor Things,” which hit theaters in December, is now available purchase/rent on Prime Video and Apple TV+, and will release on Blu-ray/DVD on March 12.
Rent 'Poor Things' On Prime Video
The film is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name. It stars Emma Stone as Bella, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child. Stone stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Poor Things Movie (Picture Credit: IMDb)
Poor Things is one of the most discussed movies of 2023, along with Oppenheimer and Barbie. The film stars Emma Stone in the lead role, has won several accolades, and received the Oscars 2024 nominations, too. When the film was released in 2023, critics and audiences praised it heavily.
The film is based on Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name. The cine buffs who missed watching it on the big screen are eagerly awaiting the movie’s digital release. You don’t have to wait any longer, as the movie will finally be available to stream online. Read to know when and where it will be released digitally, along with other essential details like the cast and premise of Poor Things.
Poor Things Cast
The film stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, Wille Dafoe as Dr Godwin Baxter, Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles,...
Poor Things is one of the most discussed movies of 2023, along with Oppenheimer and Barbie. The film stars Emma Stone in the lead role, has won several accolades, and received the Oscars 2024 nominations, too. When the film was released in 2023, critics and audiences praised it heavily.
The film is based on Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name. The cine buffs who missed watching it on the big screen are eagerly awaiting the movie’s digital release. You don’t have to wait any longer, as the movie will finally be available to stream online. Read to know when and where it will be released digitally, along with other essential details like the cast and premise of Poor Things.
Poor Things Cast
The film stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, Wille Dafoe as Dr Godwin Baxter, Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
We have 2 fantastic prize bundles to give away from Poor Things including: a Bubble bottle, Photo book, Novel, Sunglasses, Tote bag, T-shirt, Key ring and Postcards!
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the 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.
Poor Thing Starring: Emma Stone as Bella Baxter
Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn
Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter
Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless
Christopher Abbot as Alfie Blessington
Suzy Bemba as Toinette...
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the 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.
Poor Thing Starring: Emma Stone as Bella Baxter
Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn
Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter
Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless
Christopher Abbot as Alfie Blessington
Suzy Bemba as Toinette...
- 1/30/2024
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This article contains spoilers for "Poor Things."
Every year brings a fresh batch of cinematic baddies to vie for the throne of best villain of the bunch. 2023 in particular has ushered in a number of leading contenders, from William Hale (Robert DeNiro) and his murderous conspiracy at the heart of "Killers of the Flower Moon" to Robert Downey, Jr.'s jealously vengeful Lewis Strauss in "Oppenheimer" to even M3GAN in, well, "M3GAN." But as sinister and horrifying as all of these antagonists undoubtedly were, Yorgos Lanthimos might have just saved the best -- or worst -- for last with "Poor Things."
The surprise Oscar hopeful (you can check out /Film's glowing review by Mike Shutt here) follows the Frankenstein-esque story of mad scientist and surgeon Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) reanimating the corpse of a woman who died by suicide into that of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone). With the intelligence...
Every year brings a fresh batch of cinematic baddies to vie for the throne of best villain of the bunch. 2023 in particular has ushered in a number of leading contenders, from William Hale (Robert DeNiro) and his murderous conspiracy at the heart of "Killers of the Flower Moon" to Robert Downey, Jr.'s jealously vengeful Lewis Strauss in "Oppenheimer" to even M3GAN in, well, "M3GAN." But as sinister and horrifying as all of these antagonists undoubtedly were, Yorgos Lanthimos might have just saved the best -- or worst -- for last with "Poor Things."
The surprise Oscar hopeful (you can check out /Film's glowing review by Mike Shutt here) follows the Frankenstein-esque story of mad scientist and surgeon Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) reanimating the corpse of a woman who died by suicide into that of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone). With the intelligence...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Yorgos Lanthimos’s films are prone to hitting audiences with a pit-of-the-stomach feeling, from the pyrrhic victory that closes and overwhelms The Favourite to the unbearable uncertainty of whether someone will disfigure themselves for the sake of love that lodges The Lobster in the heart like a knife. No matter how hard Lanthimos’s characters fight for agency or freedom or power or love, life is still savage and cruel and unforgiving.
But in Poor Things, as unpleasant as life can be, especially for a woman, there’s still hope in the sheer and bizarre splendor of it all. The film is adapted by Tony McNamara from Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name, which is inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and its interrogation of Victorian repression and hunger for the power of God. And for better and worse, Lanthimos’s acute awareness of that inspiration imbues the film with an unmistakable irony.
But in Poor Things, as unpleasant as life can be, especially for a woman, there’s still hope in the sheer and bizarre splendor of it all. The film is adapted by Tony McNamara from Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name, which is inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and its interrogation of Victorian repression and hunger for the power of God. And for better and worse, Lanthimos’s acute awareness of that inspiration imbues the film with an unmistakable irony.
- 10/5/2023
- by Kyle Turner
- Slant Magazine
Bella Baxter––whose organic internal makeup I’ll leave to shocking reveal––was born an adult woman. The furiously beating heart of Yorgos Lanthimos’s new film, Poor Things, she was found dead at the bottom of a bridge, an unknown life left behind her, and reanimated from Jane Doe into Bella (Emma Stone) by a bubble-belching monster. Though, that’s not what he calls himself.
Dr. Godwin Baxter––a professor-scientist who looks more like Frankenstein’s monster than Dr. Frankenstein, trenches carved through his compartmentalized face––calls himself God. He means it as a lighthearted joke, but Bella doesn’t understand it that way. To her, he is Creator. Godwin (Willem Dafoe) teaches her how to eat, breathe, sleep, shit, laugh, go outside––all the essentials. No mind his grotesque appearance, or that he involuntarily yap-croaks large oily bubbles while he eats, or the apparent character flaws: a foreboding workaholism,...
Dr. Godwin Baxter––a professor-scientist who looks more like Frankenstein’s monster than Dr. Frankenstein, trenches carved through his compartmentalized face––calls himself God. He means it as a lighthearted joke, but Bella doesn’t understand it that way. To her, he is Creator. Godwin (Willem Dafoe) teaches her how to eat, breathe, sleep, shit, laugh, go outside––all the essentials. No mind his grotesque appearance, or that he involuntarily yap-croaks large oily bubbles while he eats, or the apparent character flaws: a foreboding workaholism,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Luke Hicks
- The Film Stage
Emma Stone is reviving more than just her Hollywood presence in the first official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ next movie, “Poor Things.”
The upcoming film is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name. Stone plays Belle Baxter, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child. Stone stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox, scientist who resurrects Belle from the dead. Her ghostly pale skin in the trailer hints at her character’s predeceased origins.
The “Poor Things” cast also includes Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley and Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba and Wayne Brett.
Stone’s last feature film was “Cruella,...
The upcoming film is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name. Stone plays Belle Baxter, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child. Stone stars opposite Willem Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox, scientist who resurrects Belle from the dead. Her ghostly pale skin in the trailer hints at her character’s predeceased origins.
The “Poor Things” cast also includes Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley and Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba and Wayne Brett.
Stone’s last feature film was “Cruella,...
- 5/11/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Rian Johnson has been generating buzz for days with the cast announcements for “Knives Out 2”, but he’s not the only filmmaker assembling a dream ensemble. Enter “Poor Things,” the new movie from “The Lobster” and “The Favourite” visionary Yorgos Lanthimos. Variety confirms Jerrod Carmichael is the latest addition to the “Poor Things” cast, which already includes Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef.
“Poor Things” is set in Victorian-era England and is being described as a riff on the classic Frankenstein story. Stone, reuniting with Lanthimos after “The Favourite,” plays a young woman named Belle Baxter who is brought back to life by an eccentric and brilliant scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe). That’s the only official plot details being released at this time, although the plot is being teased as “a story of love, discovery and scientific daring, featuring Youssef as Max McCandless, Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn,...
“Poor Things” is set in Victorian-era England and is being described as a riff on the classic Frankenstein story. Stone, reuniting with Lanthimos after “The Favourite,” plays a young woman named Belle Baxter who is brought back to life by an eccentric and brilliant scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe). That’s the only official plot details being released at this time, although the plot is being teased as “a story of love, discovery and scientific daring, featuring Youssef as Max McCandless, Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Jerrod Carmichael is the latest star to sign on for Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming adaptation of “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone.
Based on Alasdair Grey’s novel, the film from Searchlight, Element Pictures and Film4 also stars Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef.
In the Victorian-set tale — with a Frankenstein-esque bent — Stone plays a young woman named Belle Baxter who is brought back to life by an eccentric and brilliant scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe), in what’s described as a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring,” featuring Youssef as Max McCandless and Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn. Carmichael joins the film as Harry Astley.
Directed and produced by Lanthimos, the movie’s script is written by Tony McNamara, the Oscar-nominated co-screenwriter of “The Favourite” (as well as Hulu’s “The Great.”)
“Poor Things” is produced by Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe. The Irish/U.K. film company...
Based on Alasdair Grey’s novel, the film from Searchlight, Element Pictures and Film4 also stars Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef.
In the Victorian-set tale — with a Frankenstein-esque bent — Stone plays a young woman named Belle Baxter who is brought back to life by an eccentric and brilliant scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe), in what’s described as a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring,” featuring Youssef as Max McCandless and Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn. Carmichael joins the film as Harry Astley.
Directed and produced by Lanthimos, the movie’s script is written by Tony McNamara, the Oscar-nominated co-screenwriter of “The Favourite” (as well as Hulu’s “The Great.”)
“Poor Things” is produced by Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe. The Irish/U.K. film company...
- 5/25/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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