Beyond the Lights fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Beyond the Lights is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and uplifting
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Open your heart, find your voice.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Beyond the Lights is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Starz, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 56 min
Beyond the Lights runs 1 h 56 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Beyond the Lights higher (78) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $15 million worldwide, 2.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+60GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Beyond the Lights in 74 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 83 storytelling tropes for Beyond the Lights, including Break the Cutie, The Cameo, Beautiful Dreamer.
6.8
