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)

Oct 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

Aug 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)

Aug 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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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

Oct 14, 2026

C

Maria Bello shines as a conflicted maternal figure but David F. Sandberg’s debut feature can’t quite formulate how to actually make it all scary.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Aug 7, 2023

Excellent jump scares forgettable characters but Palmer is great!

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 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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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

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