“An X-traordinary origin story.”
Pearl is a horror thriller drama set on a lonely family farm, where a young woman dreams of a brighter life than the one she has. She spends her days caring for her ailing father while living under the strict eye of her mother. As her longing for glamour grows, her ambitions and frustrations begin to press against the limits of her isolated world. The film follows that pressure as it builds around her daily duties and private desires.
Released in 2022, the film runs 102 minutes and was made in the United States in English. It is directed by Ti West, who shapes the story around Pearl’s confinement and her widening sense of possibility. Mia Goth leads the film as Pearl, with her performance carrying the character’s hunger, restraint and strain. The cast also includes Tandi Wright as Pearl’s mother, whose severity deepens the household tension, and David Corenswet as a figure tied to Pearl’s yearning for a different life.
The setting gives the film a closed, rural atmosphere that makes every room and field feel watched. Its tone mixes dread with emotional pressure, drawing on themes of isolation, repression and ambition without easing the sense of unease. The period detail and farmhouse setting give the story a stark, old-world edge that suits its slow-burn horror.
Released in 2022, the film runs 102 minutes and was made in the United States in English. It is directed by Ti West, who shapes the story around Pearl’s confinement and her widening sense of possibility. Mia Goth leads the film as Pearl, with her performance carrying the character’s hunger, restraint and strain. The cast also includes Tandi Wright as Pearl’s mother, whose severity deepens the household tension, and David Corenswet as a figure tied to Pearl’s yearning for a different life.
The setting gives the film a closed, rural atmosphere that makes every room and field feel watched. Its tone mixes dread with emotional pressure, drawing on themes of isolation, repression and ambition without easing the sense of unease. The period detail and farmhouse setting give the story a stark, old-world edge that suits its slow-burn horror.
Reviews
7.2 / 10