Pernicious fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Pernicious is terrifying, tense, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History and the mind
Its world is built around history and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Pernicious is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 3.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
Pernicious runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Pernicious higher (80) than audiences (55). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Thailand, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Pernicious in 8 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
3.9
