Pearl (2022)

Film details

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DirectorTi West
Year2022
CountryUSA
TypeMovie
Runtime103m
CastMia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Alistair Sewell, Amelia Reid, Gabe McDonnell, Lauren Stewart, Todd Rippon

Review

"Pearl is notable for its bright colours, its bold emotions, its commitment to atmosphere and style and character, but it's Goth that makes it remarkable. It could've been a low-rent prequel, the sort of thing you'd expect as a special feature on a DVD release, but instead, West and Goth have made an honest-to-God drama. It's not seamless. It's not a perfect pastiche. It's a little slow, even by West's standards. But damn if it isn't something artful in a genre that's so often as commercial as they come." - Aren Bergstrom, 3 Brothers Film

Ranking history

The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS IN TOP 1,0002
HIGHEST#8712026
LOWEST#1,3282023
#834#1,100#1,365TOP 1,00020232024202520262023 — #1,328 · Outside Top 1,0002024 — #1,193 · Outside Top 1,0002025 — #911 · Top 1,0002026 — #871 · Top 1,000
Top 1,000Outside Top 1,000Missing ranking data

Dashed lines indicate missing ranking data. Select a point to view that year's published list. The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films list was not updated in 2022.

The 21st Century’s Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS RANKED3
HIGHEST#2822026
LOWEST#4292024
Published rankingNot ranked (outside published list)

The list was not updated from 2016 to 2019 or in 2022. It expanded from a Top 250 to a Top 500 in 2021. Full rankings beyond the published lists are not available. Dotted segments and hollow points indicate editions in which the film was outside the published list; their exact ranks are unknown.

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