Piercing
2018 · Movie · R · 82 min · ★ 5.7 · 68% critics
After a seemingly routine goodbye for a business trip, a man checks into a hotel and sets out to carry out a long-dreamed “perfect murder.” His plans collide with a disturbingly unstable call girl, turning his carefully laid scheme into something he may not be prepared to handle.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-01-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (252 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Piercing if you want a retro, darkly comic thriller with unsettling tension and memorable performances; Not for you if you need clear character depth or are seeking straightforward scares, especially compared to similar titles like The Eyes of My Mother.
Pros: striking retro style; standout performance; bold dark humor | Cons: little emotional depth; thin plot; divisive disturbing content
Themes
- hotel
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- diary
- hallucination
- surrealism
- escort service
- hospital
- psychological thriller
- married man
- apartment
- psychological horror
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Christopher Abbott
as Reed
Mia Wasikowska
as Jackie
Laia Costa
as Mona
Maria Dizzia
as Chevonne
Marin Ireland
as Reed's Mother
Wendell Pierce
as The Doctor
Will Brill
as The Bellhop
- PN
Paul Nazak
as The Old Man
Olivia Bond
as The Bunny Girl
Dakota Lustick
as Young Reed
Directed by Nicolas Pesce