Lights Out

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Lights Out

PG-13

2016

1h 17m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) left home, she thought that her childhood fears were behind her. As a young girl growing up, she was never really sure of what was real when the lights went out at night. Now, her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that jeopardized her safety and sanity. Holding a mysterious attachment to their mother (Maria Bello), a supernatural entity has returned with a vengeance to torment the entire family.

Critics Consensus

Lights Out makes skillful use of sturdy genre tropes -- and some terrific performances -- for an unsettling, fright-filled experience that delivers superior chills without skimping on story.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

10/10/2016

3/5

There are scares from the off in the short, punchy horror Lights Out, adapted by the director David F Sandberg from his short film.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

08/22/2016

3/5

The thrills are well orchestrated in a flick that knows not to outstay its welcome.

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

08/18/2016

3/5

In its own deeply contrived way, the film is just as frightening as you want it to be.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

Excellent jump scares forgettable characters but Palmer is great!

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/23/2022

4/5

It does employ a few all-too-familiar tricks, but they certainly don’t undercut the many things the film deserves credit for.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/11/2022

2/4

While Sandberg orchestrates a few sequences of heavy tension, Lights Out doesnt quite click or retain a place in our minds after the end credits.

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James I

@James66 May 7

the beginning was pretty scary but it gets very boring very quick

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Alexander T.

@Mcjangles Feb 23

Absolutely terrifying, and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t scare easily.

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Thomas H.

@Fr8ght_Trian Jan 25

Jump scare, the movie experience. This movie takes a creative 90 second short and stretches it into a 90 minute film. It does have enough solid creep factor and creative moments to be enjoyable. Also the characters are solid and not annoying which certainly helps out any horror movies.

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Jason H

@JASON330 Dec 9

This is a movie that will definitely stick with you once it's done.

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Michael G.

@micgriffin12 Nov 30

Fast paced to the end. Creative take on jump scare movies. A great watch!

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ChrisCSH H

@RT12343453 Oct 21

Lights out has scares right off the bat and continues throughout the entire film and the film moves along at a very fast pace. It might not be the goriest of the horror films, but it’s definitely one that will provide some creepiness and some jump scares along with a pretty entertaining story to go with it.

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Synopsis

When Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) left home, she thought that her childhood fears were behind her. As a young girl growing up, she was never really sure of what was real when the lights went out at night. Now, her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that jeopardized her safety and sanity. Holding a mysterious attachment to their mother (Maria Bello), a supernatural entity has returned with a vengeance to torment the entire family.

Director: David F. Sandberg
Producer: James Wan, Lawrence Grey, Eric Heisserer
Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Atomic Monster, Grey Matter
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Drug Content|Some Thematic Material|Terror Throughout|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.3M
Runtime: 1h 17m