Poor Things (film)

Poor Things
Poor Things
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay by	Tony McNamara
Based on	Poor Things; by Alasdair Gray
Produced by	Ed Guiney; Andrew Lowe; Yorgos Lanthimos; Emma Stone;
Starring	Emma Stone; Mark Ruffalo; Willem Dafoe; Ramy Youssef; Christopher Abbott; Jerrod Carmichael;
Cinematography	Robbie Ryan
Edited by	Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Music by	Jerskin Fendrix
Production; companies	Film4; TSG Entertainment; Element Pictures; Fruit Tree; Limp;
Distributed by	Searchlight Pictures
Release dates	September 1, 2023 (Venice); December 8, 2023 (United States); January 12, 2024 (Ireland and United Kingdom);
Running time	142 minutes
Countries	Ireland; United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$117.2 million

Poor Things is a 2023 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara, based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray. A co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.^[5] It focuses on Bella Baxter, a fetus in the body of an adult woman in Victorian London who is saved from her mother's suicide via brain transplant and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery.

Principal photography took place in Hungary from August to December 2021. Poor Things premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, and won the Golden Lion there. The film was released theatrically in the U.S. on December 8, 2023, and in the U.K. and Ireland on January 12, 2024, by Searchlight Pictures. It grossed $117 million worldwide on a budget of $35 million.

Poor Things was named one of the top ten films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received various accolades, including four wins at the 96th Academy Awards, two at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and five at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, with Stone winning Best Actress at each of these ceremonies.

^ "Poor Things (18)". BBFC. January 1, 2024. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "After 'The Favourite,' Yorgos Lanthimos could do anything. He went wilder than ever". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 2023. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "Poor Things". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "Poor Things (2023) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "Emma Stone Will Creep You Out in the 'Poor Things' Trailer". W. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[BBFC-1] "Poor Things (18)". BBFC. January 1, 2024. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[2] "After 'The Favourite,' Yorgos Lanthimos could do anything. He went wilder than ever". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 2023. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[BOM-3] "Poor Things". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[NUM-4] "Poor Things (2023) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[5] "Emma Stone Will Creep You Out in the 'Poor Things' Trailer". W. May 11, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

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