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
- 113 wins & 405 nominations total
Anders Olof Grundberg
- Kid in London Street
- (as Anders Grundberg)
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- 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.
- GoofsWhen Bella returns to London to visit the dying Godwin; she gets off the carriage and closes the door with her empty right hand. However in the next immediate cut when the carriage drives away, she is now holding her luggage with the right hand. In addition in the preceding black and white scene, she is holding the bag with her left hand.
- Quotes
Bella Baxter: [on the wailing infant] I must go punch that baby.
- Alternate versionsUK version was cut in one sex scene to secure an "18" rating. The cut(s) were made to this scene because it was in the presence of children within in the movie. Under UK law, this could be illegal and therefore required removal before being shown at cinemas or distributed within the country.
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Unexpectedly wowed me
I had no expectations going in to watching this movie and I was absolutely wowed. The movie felt new and refreshing and was absolutely visual stunning. I couldn't get over the thematic backgrounds as well as the costumes.
Emma Stone was remarkable and she deserves every award for her performance. She went all in and in my opinion it totally paid off. As for the nudity and sex scenes, I found it was quite necessary for the movie as it wouldn't be a story about womanhood without it.
Mark Ruffalo also wows me as I have never seen him as this sort of character. Overall the casting is fantastic.
I do understand that this movie is not everyone's cup of tea but I don't believe it's meant to be so.
Overall I truly enjoyed this movie, it had everything for me: great acting, visuals, and a thought provoking story.
Emma Stone was remarkable and she deserves every award for her performance. She went all in and in my opinion it totally paid off. As for the nudity and sex scenes, I found it was quite necessary for the movie as it wouldn't be a story about womanhood without it.
Mark Ruffalo also wows me as I have never seen him as this sort of character. Overall the casting is fantastic.
I do understand that this movie is not everyone's cup of tea but I don't believe it's meant to be so.
Overall I truly enjoyed this movie, it had everything for me: great acting, visuals, and a thought provoking story.
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- Mar 11, 2024
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- Also known as
- Pobres criaturas
- Filming locations
- Origo Film Studio, Budapest, Hungary(soundstages)
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,553,225
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $661,230
- Dec 10, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $117,193,959
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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