The Light Between Oceans presents a well-acted and handsomely mounted adaptation of its bestselling source material, but ultimately tugs on the heartstrings too often to be effective.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Derek Cianfrance -
Producer -
David Heyman , Jeffrey Clifford -
Screenwriter -
Derek Cianfrance -
Distributor -
Walt Disney -
Production Co -
Heyday Films , Participant Media -
Rating -
PG-13 (Thematic Material|Some Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 2, 2016, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 24, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$12.5M -
Runtime -
2h 13m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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