Pariah fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Pariah is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, romantic, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Who do you become when you can't be yourself?
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Pariah is included with a subscription to Netflix, Peacock, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 26 min
Pariah runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Pariah higher (87) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $769,552 worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Pariah in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 22 storytelling tropes for Pariah, including Shrinking Violet, Daddy's Girl, Bitch in Sheep's Clothing.
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