Mildly — Pearl works more through dread than through overt scares. As a serial killer film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 6.5/10 for atmosphere, and 7.1/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

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Pearl

2022 · R · 1h 42m

An X-traordinary origin story.

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.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.1

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

Driven by gore and atmosphere.

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7.1Overall

Fear4.0

Gore6.5

Atmosphere6.5

Genres

dramahorrorthriller

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Details

Budget$1M

Box office$10.1M

Directed by

Ti West

Written by

Ti West, Mia Goth

Cinematography

Eliot Rockett

Music

Tyler Bates, Tim Williams

Starring

Mia Goth as Pearl · David Corenswet as Projectionist · Tandi Wright as Ruth · Matthew Sunderland as Father · Emma Jenkins-Purro as Mitsy · Alistair Sewell as Howard · Amelia Reid as Margaret · Gabe McDonnell as Woman

Production

A24, Little Lamb Productions

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