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6.4Rebecca 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.
Cast
- Teresa Palmer as Rebecca
- Maria Bello as Sophie
- Gabriel Bateman as Martin
- Alexander DiPersia as Bret
- Alicia Vela-Bailey as Diana
- Billy Burke as Paul
Themes
- suicide
- sibling relationship
- darkness
- supernatural
- paranormal phenomena
- basement
- evil spirit
- parenthood
- mental illness
- fear of the dark
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
150,437 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David F. Sandberg
- Screenplay by
- Eric Heisserer
- Based on
- Lights Out , by David F. Sandberg
- Produced by
- James Wan Lawrence Grey Eric Heisserer
- Starring
- Teresa Palmer Gabriel Bateman Alexander DiPersia Billy Burke Maria Bello
- Cinematography
- Marc Spicer
- Edited by
- Kirk Morri, Michel Aller
- Music by
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Production companies
- New Line Cinema RatPac-Dune Entertainment Atomic Monster Grey Matter Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- June 8, 2016 ( 2016-06-08 ) ( Los Angeles Film Festival ) July 22, 2016 ( 2016-07-22 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 81 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4.9 million
- Box office
- $148.9 million
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Official website
WarnerBros.com | Lights Out | Movies
When Rebecca left home, she thought she left her childhood fears behind.
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 440532
- Official website
- www.lightsoutmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2016-00-00
- title
- Lights Out
- capital cost
- 4900000
- box office
- 148000000
- social media followers
- 11953
- review score
- 58/100
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Article
Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg (in his directorial debut) and written by Eric Heisserer, who based the screenplay on Sandberg's 2013 short film of the same name. It follows a woman who must protect her young half-brother against a spirit from her family's past that kills its victims in the dark. The film stars Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, and Maria Bello. It also features Sandberg's wife Lotta Losten, who starred in the short film.
Produced by Heisserer, Lawrence Grey, and James Wan, the film was shot in Los Angeles from June to August 2015. It had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 8, 2016, and was released in the United States and Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 22, 2016. The film grossed $148 million against a budget of $4.9 million and received positive reviews from critics. A sequel is in development.