Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in POOR THINGS.
To kick off award season, Poor Things took home the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy. If you haven’t seen the unique fantasy film in theaters, find out when Poor Things will be released on streaming and digital below.
Based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel, Poor Things stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a woman who must navigate the complexities of humanity and womanhood after she dies. Frankenstein-like mad scientist Godwin Baxter (portrayed by Willem Dafoe) implants the brain of her unborn child into her body. Along the way, Bella encounters men — played by the likes of Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and others — who contribute to shaping her into an empowered version of herself.
Poor Things was adapted by screenwriter Tony McNamara and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (known for The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and The Favourite). “We made a shift from the novel because the film is solely about her journey, her perspective. And I felt that if we were going to do this, this world needs to be seen through her eyes,” Lanthimos explained to The Guardian about the differences between the book and film.
He continued, “So I thought that we should build this world; go into a studio and build everything, use old-school techniques and make everything ourselves and paint backdrops and make the sets and have a tactile sense of this world.”
At the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7, Stone won the award for Female Actor in a Motion Picture Musical for her role as Bella. “I see this as a rom-com, in the sense that Bella falls in life itself, rather than a person,” Stone said in her acceptance speech. “She accepts the good and the bad in equal measure — all of it is important.”
Discover how to watch Poor Things now and learn when the award-winning film will be released on streaming platforms like Hulu.
How To Watch Poor Things
Emma Stone in POOR THINGS.
As of January 2024, the only way to watch Poor Things is in theaters. The film premiered in cinemas nationwide on December 8, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in Ireland and the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024.
When Is Poor Things Coming To Streaming?
Mark Ruffalo in POOR THINGS
The streaming date for Poor Things has yet to be announced. The film is distributed by Searchlight Pictures — owned by Walt Disney Studios — so Poor Things will eventually be able to stream on Hulu at a later date.
Poor Things will also be available to rent or buy on video-on-demand sites like Amazon, Vudu, and Apply TV+. Typically, movies land on these platforms around 30-45 days from their theatrical release, so the earliest the movie could arrive on digital is mid-January.
However, based on trends from previous releases and in light of award season, we expect the film to be released sometime in February 2024 (before the Oscars in March). Stay tuned to learn when you can watch Poor Things at home.
Watch the trailer for Poor Things below.
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