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"In Bugonia, another trippy, absurdist head-scratcher from Oscar-nominated Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, the talented Texan portrays a disillusioned conspiracist named Teddy who hatches a frightening plan to kidnap the millionaire CEO of a major pharmaceutical company (Emma Stone's Michelle)."

"He thinks she's an alien, sent here to study our world before her people destroy it."

"She tries to reason with her abductor's rational side, if such a thing exists."

"It all gets a bit weird, as you'd expect from Lanthimos, and perhaps even Plemons - an actor who has played his fair share of disquieting oddballs."

Jesse Plemons plays Teddy, a disillusioned conspiracist who believes a pharmaceutical CEO is an alien sent to study Earth before annihilation. Teddy hatches a frightening plan to kidnap Michelle, a millionaire CEO played by Emma Stone, driven by his conviction of an extraterrestrial threat. The film Bugonia blends trippy, absurdist elements with dark humor and unsettling character work. Michelle attempts to reason with Teddy's purportedly rational side, creating escalating weirdness and moral ambiguity. The movie showcases Plemons's aptitude for disquieting oddball roles within Lanthimos's singularly surreal cinematic world.

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