Brace yourselves for a fun and quirky cinematic experience and an extraordinary Valentine celebration with Searchlight Pictures’ latest dark comedy offering, Poor Things. This cinematic gem recently won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture for Emma Stone.
The critically acclaimed movie has also garnered 11 Academy Award nominations for 2024, including Best Picture, Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos, Best Actress for Stone, Best Supporting Actor for Mark Ruffalo, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Tony McNamara, in addition to 11 British Academy Film Awards nominations.
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Its stellar ensemble cast features Stone, Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
Adapted from the renowned novel by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things chronicles the fantastical transformation of Bella Baxter (played by Stone), a young woman who has been brought back to life. Set in Victorian Glasgow, she finds herself under the protection of the ingenious and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (portrayed by Dafoe). Eager to embrace knowledge, she gladly joins Duncan Wedderburn (played by Ruffalo), a charismatic and indulgent lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across continents to explore, learn, and evolve.
With her yearning to free herself from the societal constraints of her era and her desire to live through experiences the world has to offer, how will Bella confront the shifting tides and what changes in her mindset will these bring?
Rami Youssef, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone on the set of POOR THINGS. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone on the set of POOR THINGS. Photo by Atsushi Nishijima. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Blending a unique mix of drama, romance, and grim humor, Poor Things delves into the nature of humanity, challenging viewers to reflect on the complexities of self-discovery, unconventional alliances, and the passionate commitment to break barriers and shatter the glass ceiling.
Secure your seats now to experience this multi-awarded offering firsthand. Catch Poor Things in theaters near you and follow Searchlight Pictures on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube for more updates. Join the conversation and share your thoughts by using the hashtag #PoorThingsPH. More images available here. Production notes can be accessed here.
(L to R) Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo attend the UK Gala Screening of Searchlight Pictures, ‘Poor Things’ at the Barbican London, on December 14, 2023. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for Disney)
About Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures is a global specialty film and television company
that develops, produces, finances and acquires motion pictures and series for
both worldwide theatrical and streaming releases. It has its own marketing and
distribution operations, and is part of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of
The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, the
company’s titles have grossed over $5 billion worldwide, amassing 46 Academy
Awards including five Best Picture winners since 2009: Slumdog Millionaire, 12
Years a Slave, Birdman, The Shape of Water, and Nomadland; 55 BAFTA Awards, 34
Golden Globe Awards, and 10 Grammy Awards. Searchlight Television, the division
which develops and produces series for streaming, network, and cable partners,
earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress and an additional 5 nominations
for its first production “The Dropout'' from Elizabeth Meriwether, in
partnership with Hulu and 20th Studios. Searchlight recently
released Yorgos Lanthimos’ Golden Lion and Golden Globe winner Poor Things,
starring and produced by Emma Stone; Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed
romantic drama All of Us Strangers; Taika Waititi’s underdog comedy Next Goal
Win; Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s award-winning Sundance debut feature
comedy Theater Camp; Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot; Mark Mylod’s global hit The
Menu; and Martin McDonagh’s Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning The
Banshees of Inisherin. Upcoming releases include Laura Chinn’s Suncoast, which
is making its World Premiere at Sundance and stars Laura Linney, Nico Parker,
and Woody Harrelson; Ned Benson’s The Greatest Hits starring Lucy Boynton,
Justin H. Min, and Austin Crute; Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy
Adams; and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness starring Emma Stone, Jesse
Plemons, Willem Dafoe.
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