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Lights Out

Lights Out

You were right to be afraid of the dark.

20166.41h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by David F. Sandberg
Written by Eric Heisserer
Produced by James Wan, Eric Heisserer, Lawrence Grey
Box OfficeBudget: $4.9MRevenue: $149.4M

Top Cast

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Rebecca

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Sophie

Gabriel Bateman

Gabriel Bateman

Martin

Alexander DiPersia

Alexander DiPersia

Bret

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Diana

Billy Burke

Billy Burke

Paul

Andi Osho

Andi Osho

Emma

Maria Russell

Maria Russell

Gomez

Rolando Boyce

Rolando Boyce

Brian Andrews

Lotta Losten

Lotta Losten

Esther

Themes & Keywords

suicidesibling relationshipdarknesssupernaturalparanormal phenomenabasementparenthoodmental illnessfear of the darkghostjump scarebased on short filmsuspenseful

About Lights Out

Lights Out is a horror film released in 2016 exploring themes of suicide, sibling relationship, darkness, supernatural, paranormal phenomena, basement. Directed by David F. Sandberg, it stars Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman. 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.

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