Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Piercing end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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.

Is Piercing easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Yes. More violent 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.

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.

Piercing

Name: Piercing
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 2019
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Maria Dizzia, Marin Ireland

Practice doesn't always make perfect.

Directed by Nicolas Pesce

Produced by Borderline Presents, Memento Films International

201982 min5.7 / 10

A surreal, psychologically twisted cat-and-mouse thriller that blurs reality and delusion as two damaged people collide in a hotel room.

After kissing his wife and baby goodbye for a seemingly normal business trip, Reed checks himself into a hotel room to accomplish something he’s always dreamed of: the perfect murder. As his sinister plans unfold, he soon realizes he might be in over his head with a mysteriously unhinged call girl named Jackie.

Questions people ask

Is Piercing scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Does Piercing end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Piercing easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Piercing violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Piercing sad? 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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