Poor Things

2023 · directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Poor Things (2023), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Emma Stone
• Mark Ruffalo
• Willem Dafoe
• Ramy Youssef
• Christopher Abbott
• Suzy Bemba
• Jerrod Carmichael
• Kathryn Hunter
• Vicki Pepperdine
• Hanna Schygulla

Crew

• Robbie Ryan — Director of Photography
• Yorgos Mavropsaridis — Editor
• Jerskin Fendrix — Original Music Composer
• Tony McNamara — Screenplay

More from Yorgos Lanthimos

1. The Favourite (2018) — 85/100 · hit
2. The Lobster (2015) — 80/100 · hit
3. Dogtooth (2009) — 79/100
4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) — 76/100
5. Bugonia (2025) — 76/100
6. Alps (2011) — 66/100

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