Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 85Audiences 74GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer93%
Metascore76
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 2.2 M ratings3.7/5
IMDb7.0
User score7.0
Box office
9.8×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $10 M
Worldwide it earned $9 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for horror movies, +7 min on the typical 95
typical 95102Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 48 more
+23Released
2022
September 16, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
HorrorDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 6
- Ti West Director, Writer, Characters, Producer, Editor
- Jeannie Grace Third Assistant Director
- Billie Ruck Script Supervisor
- Sinéad Doherty Third Assistant Director
- Ben Bamford Third Assistant Director
- Sophie Massey Broadbery Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Mia Goth Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 25
- Sam Levinson Executive Producer
- Kid Cudi Executive Producer
- Ashley Levinson Executive Producer
- Peter Phok Executive Producer, Post Production Supervisor
- Dennis Cummings Executive Producer
- Karina Manashil Executive Producer
Camera · 15
- Eliot Rockett Director of Photography
- Martin Le Breton Digital Imaging Technician
- Kendra Fleming Camera Trainee
- Justin Sykes Key Grip
- Richard Bluck Camera Operator
- Chris Moss Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Damian McDonnell Colorist
- Rob Gordon Online Editor
- Scott Milligan Assistant Editor
Sound · 20
- Tyler Bates Original Music Composer
- Tim Williams Original Music Composer
- Peter Staubli Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Karen Baker Landers Supervising Sound Editor
- Philip D. Morrill First Assistant Sound Editor
- Joe Rudge Music Supervisor
Art · 17
- Tom Hammock Production Design
- Ben Palmer Set Dresser
- Mostyn Whyman Set Dresser
- Patrick Pabalan Assistant Set Dresser
- Zachary Hyland Assistant Set Dresser
- Andrew Lloyd Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Malgosia Turzanska Costume Design
- Jason Docherty Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Sanchia Reed Makeup & Hair
- Codey Morris On Set Dresser
- Daisy Marcuzzi Assistant Costume Designer
- Cilla Leckie Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 3
- Marc Morissette Visual Effects Supervisor
- Frank Rueter Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kara Vandeleur Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 4
- Gareth King Rigging Grip
- Travis Edwards Rigging Grip
- Maurice Kapua Rigging Grip
- David Brown Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 10
- Augie Davis Stunt Coordinator
- Tim Wong Stunts
- Dayna Grant Stunt Double
- Andrew Cottle Stunt Double
- Jade Valour Dialect Coach
- Shaan Ingram Special Effects Technician
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