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.

Does The Pearl end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 The Pearl violent?

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 The Pearl 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.

The Pearl

Name: The Pearl
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1947
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González, Charles Rooner

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

Directed by Emilio Fernández

Produced by Águila Films, RKO Radio Pictures

194786 min7.2 / 10

A tragic moral fable about greed and fate, centered on a poor fisherman's family torn apart by the corrupting promise of sudden wealth.

Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Coping With Loss Weddings and Marriage Treasure Hunt Movies

Genres

Drama Adventure

Keywords

Husband Wife Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Pearl

Questions people ask

Is The Pearl sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Pearl end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Pearl scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Pearl violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Pearl 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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