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Lights Out

Lights Out

Horror · 2016

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

Movie details

Lights Out

“You were right to be afraid of the dark.”

2016 Horror 1h 21m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Lights Out?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David F. Sandberg

Written by

Eric Heisserer

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Rebecca

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Sophie

Gabriel Bateman

Gabriel Bateman

Martin

Alexander DiPersia

Alexander DiPersia

Bret

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Diana

Billy Burke

Billy Burke

Paul

Andi Osho

Andi Osho

Emma

Court is in session

Put Lights Out on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.