Pariah (2011)

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

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

• Released: 2011-12-27
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 169 votes

Directed by Dee Rees.

Top cast

• Adepero Oduye as Alike
• Pernell Walker as Laura
• Aasha Davis as Bina
• Charles Parnell as Arthur
• Sahra Mellesse as Sharonda
• Kim Wayans as Audrey
• Shamika Cotton as Candace
• Raymond Anthony Thomas as Mack
• Afton Williamson as Mika
• Zabryna Guevara as Mrs. Alvarado

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Pariah

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Crave; rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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