Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Pariah end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Pariah easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Pariah

Name: Pariah
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse

Who do you become when you can't be yourself?

Directed by Dee Rees

Produced by NorthStar Pictures, Sundial Pictures

201186 min6.8 / 10

An intimate coming-of-age drama about a Black lesbian teenager navigating identity, desire, and belonging amid family pressure and social constraint.

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Clusters

Love Under Social Pressure Isolation And Loneliness LGBTQ Movies Teen Coming Of Age Stories Body Switching Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Identity Coming Of Age Female Homosexuality Dyje Teenage Sexuality Lgbt Lgbt Teen Woman Director Black Lgbt Lesbian Teenager

Questions people ask

Is Pariah sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Pariah scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Pariah violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Pariah end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Pariah easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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