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Pariah (2011)

dir: Dee Rees

A distinctive and realistic coming of age and coming out story about a young African-American woman's search for identity.

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dollycoco1989 dollycoco1989 rated Pariah

6 stars

cristi cristi rated Pariah

7 stars

milesmaker milesmaker rated Pariah

10 stars

evie90 evie90 rated Pariah

8 stars

calvin-wilson calvin-wilson added a review of Pariah

Like Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Oduye brilliantly slips inside the skin of a sensitive young woman who's having trouble finding her place in the world. Read the review

calvin-wilson calvin-wilson rated Pariah

9 stars

rick-groen rick-groen added a review of Pariah

Occasionally, Rees's script seems to mimic Alike's poetry, and fall into its own slough of earnestness, as the stages of the girl's dawning enlightenment get dutifully ticked off like sta... Read the review

rick-groen rick-groen rated Pariah

8 stars

bill-goodykoontz bill-goodykoontz added a review of Pariah

Especially rewarding about Oduye's performance is how she's able to portray that frustration while retaining hope and optimism. Read the review

bill-goodykoontz bill-goodykoontz rated Pariah

8 stars

shawn-levy shawn-levy added a review of Pariah

It's a tiny story, told on an intimate scale, and it is rich in emotion, specificity and care. Read the review

shawn-levy shawn-levy rated Pariah

9 stars

carrie-rickey carrie-rickey added a review of Pariah

Rees tells Alike's story in vignettes that are sometimes slapstick, sometimes heartbreaking, always tender. Read the review

carrie-rickey carrie-rickey rated Pariah

9 stars

marjorie-baumgarten marjorie-baumgarten added a review of Pariah

Yes, it's a coming-out film, but it breaks that mold by being thoroughly unpredictable. It's a coming-of-age film, too, and by virtue of of telling the story of a young, black lesbian, Pa... Read the review

marjorie-baumgarten marjorie-baumgarten rated Pariah

9 stars

ann-hornaday ann-hornaday added a review of Pariah

This invigoratingly fresh, optimistic film - which features the breathtaking debuts of director Dee Rees and leading lady Adepero Oduye - plunges the audience into a world that's both tou... Read the review

ann-hornaday ann-hornaday rated Pariah

10 stars

joe-morgenstern joe-morgenstern added a review of Pariah

It's not fair to say that Ms. Davis steals scenes - one of the movie's strengths is its ensemble cast - but she supercharges every scene she's in. Read the review

joe-morgenstern joe-morgenstern rated Pariah

8 stars

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