Movie

Pearl

2022 · 102 min

A sun-drenched Technicolor dream curdling into something deeply unsettling, with a mesmerizing performance holding you in queasy, mounting dread.

Tagline: An X-traordinary origin story.
Overview: Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, ambition, isolation, obsession
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
ambition
isolation
obsession
family
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild