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Red Lights

Red Lights

How much do you want to believe?

20126.21h 54m

Overview

Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.

Directed by Rodrigo Cortés
Written by Rodrigo Cortés
Produced by Adrián Guerra, Rodrigo Cortés
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $13.6M

Top Cast

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Tom Buckley

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Margaret Matheson

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Simon Silver

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Sally Owen

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Paul Shackleton

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Monica Handsen

Craig Roberts

Craig Roberts

Ben

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Palladino

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

Rina

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon

Howard McColm

Themes & Keywords

dreamsexperimenttalk showobsessionfraudrevelationparanormalcon artistclairvoyanceattackpsychicskepticismpolaroid cameralevitationquestioningspeculativemysteriouscomplexsuspensefultenseforeboding

About Red Lights

Red Lights is a thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of dreams, experiment, talk show, obsession, fraud, revelation. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés, it stars Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro. Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.

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