Poor Things is available to stream at home after Emma Stone wins the Academy Award for Best Actress. The 35-year-old earned the coveted award at the 96th Oscars on Sunday (March 10) for her performance as a dead woman brought back to life in Yorgos Lanthimos’ freakishly brilliant comedy-drama.
Cinephiles can watch Poor Things exclusively on Disney+ while bagging the streamer’s £1.99 a month deal. The House of Mouse has launched its ‘Epic Movies, Epic Offer’ promotion, which lets new and returning members lock in the £1.99 a month rate for three months – but you’ll have to act fast as the deal ends on Thursday, March 14, after which it will return to the usual £4.99.
Based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel of the same name, Poor Things explores the bizarre and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn though hungry for the worldliness she is lacking until she runs off with slick and debauched lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo) on a whirlwind adventure across the continents.
The film has swept awards season, having already earned two Golden Globes and five BAFTAs, and now four Oscars. Stone picked up the Best Actress Oscar – her second after her performance alongside Ryan Gosling in 2016’s La La Land – seeing off Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone.
Poor Things also won the Oscars for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Mark Ruffalo earned a nod for Best Supporting Actor but was ultimately beaten by Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr.
Kate Middleton swears by £19.99 rosehip oil that helps 'reduce wrinkles & scars'So if you’re keen to see Stone’s now Oscar-winning performance, you can stream Poor Things on Disney+ today. Disney+ is also the UK streaming home of hit shows like Shōgun and The Bear, plus Taylor Swift’s new and extended concert movie, The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), landing on on March 15.
Poor Things is also available to buy on Amazon’s Prime Video from £9.99 in SD, HD and UHD. Film fans can also pick up a free Amazon Prime subscription, which usually costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year and comes with a host of amazing benefits – including next day delivery, Amazon Music Prime, Deliveroo Plus and free delivery on HelloFresh orders for a year – at no extra cost thanks to Prime’s 30-day free trial.