Pearl

2022 · 102 min · EN · R · 7.2 (2,594 votes)

Dir. Ti West · Starring Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Alistair Sewell · Music Tyler Bates · X Collection

“An X-traordinary origin story.”

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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.

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A vibrant, unsettling descent into a young woman's feverish ambition and psychological unraveling. It's a grotesque, technicolor nightmare exploring the suffocating grip of isolation and unfulfilled dreams, building a tragic, claustrophobic tension that feels both classic and disturbingly fresh.

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