Lights Out
2016 · 81 min · Horror / Mystery · TMDB 6.4
The short version:A monster that only exists in the dark, built on a mother's depression. Jumpy and short. The ending is contentious for its handling of suicide.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread3
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares4
NoneConstant
Disturbing2
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim3
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
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.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreBriefeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child in dangerModerateeditorial
Mental health & grief
- Mental illnessHeavyeditorial
- SuicideModerateeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A character ends her life to save others; it is framed as a sacrifice, which some viewers find irresponsible.
Phobias & sensory
- Claustrophobia & confinementBriefinferred from keywords