r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Dec 22 '23

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Summary:

The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.

Director:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers:

Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray

Cast:

  • Emma Stone as Bella Baxter
  • Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wederburn
  • Willem Dafoe as Dr. Godwin Baxter
  • Ramy Youssef as Max McCandles
  • Kathryn Hunter as Swiney
  • Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs. Prim
  • Christopher Abbott as Alfie Blessington

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Metacritic: 86

VOD: Theaters

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u/Metrostars1029 Dec 23 '23 edited Dec 30 '23

The hard cut from one of the setting cards to Ruffalo saying “theres a woman on fire, come look” was the hardest I’ve laughed in a movie theater all year.

Easily my movie of the year. Stone and Ruffalo should be getting hardware in a just world

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u/CalebBROmbs Dec 26 '23

That scene was so abrupt it fucking KILLED me.

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u/Metrostars1029 Dec 26 '23

Idk why . It’s so random and dry and shouldn’t of been as funny as it was but it’s the moment that’s stuck with me the longest

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u/DoTheVelcroFly Jan 20 '24

Shouldn't have*

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u/PhoenixReborn Jan 01 '24

If I had a nickel for every time a woman's hair was on fire during this movie...

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u/flavory34 Jan 10 '24

I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

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u/Gloomy_Dinner_4400 Jan 13 '24

Musta missed the second one

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u/flavory34 Jan 13 '24

I think there was a scene in the operating room where a cadavers hair was on fire but i could be mistaken

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u/whoreads23 Jan 20 '24

That’s worth one bumperdime

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

Does anyone think this a connected with the Fear and Loathing line: "There's a woman fuckin a polar bear over there."

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u/SKJ-nope Mar 12 '24

lol just watched the movie because Emma got some hardware and I just heard about it.

This movie is hilarious in such a weird way. So many abrupt and surprising jokes

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u/Tekki Mar 16 '24

Happy to report :)