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Summary
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 87Audiences 76GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer90%
Metascore83
Letterboxd · 1.7 M ratings4.0/5
User score7.9
IMDb7.3
Audience score72%
Box office
1.7×its budget
- Budget
- $11 M
- Worldwide
- $18 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 78 more
+11Released
2019
October 18, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasyThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Brazil
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 10
- Robert Eggers Director, Writer, Producer
- Rob Cotterill First Assistant Director
- Tom White First Assistant Director
- Yasmin Rais Script Supervisor
- Derek Filiatrault Second Second Assistant Director
- Preston Hudson Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Max Eggers Writer
Production · 41
- Chris Columbus Executive Producer
- Isaac Ericson Executive Producer
- Eleanor Columbus Executive Producer
- Arnon Milchan Executive Producer
- Yariv Milchan Executive Producer
- Michael Schaefer Executive Producer
Camera · 16
- Jarin Blaschke Director of Photography
- Tim Allan First Assistant Camera
- Dean Skerrett Dolly Grip
- Warwick Drucker Grip
- Harry Bennett-Snewin Digital Imaging Technician
- Yolandé Haynes Camera Trainee
Editing · 5
- Louise Ford Editor, Music Editor
- Ehren Davis Assistant Editor
- Joe Gawler Senior Colorist
- Matt Caruso Digital Intermediate Producer
- Katrina Pastore Assistant Editor
Sound · 33
- Mark Korven Original Music Composer
- Damian Volpe Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Joel Scheuneman Sound Engineer
- Joe Rudge Music Consultant
- Andy Malcolm Foley Artist
- Goro Koyama Foley Artist
Art · 22
- Craig Lathrop Production Design
- Teddy Blanks Title Designer
- Terry Quennell Set Designer
- Scott Thom Construction Coordinator
- Ian Greig Set Decoration
- Pierre Richard Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Linda Muir Costume Design
- Adrien Morot Makeup Effects Designer, Creature Design
- Traci Loader Makeup Department Head, Key Makeup Artist
- Kathy Tse Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
- Kelly Sullivan Costumer
- Rachael Grant Truck Costumer
Visual Effects · 46
- Marc Massicotte Visual Effects Supervisor
- Eran Dinur Visual Effects Supervisor
- Eric Pascarelli Visual Effects Supervisor
- Luc Julien Visual Effects Supervisor
- Vico Sharabani Visual Effects Supervisor
- Louis-Philippe Clavet Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 12
- Westley Agius Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Chris Georgas Chief Lighting Technician
- Terry Daly Rigging Gaffer
- Ken LeBlanc Chief Lighting Technician
- Jay Stevens Electrician
- Edmund Alexander Electrician
Other crew · 40
- Neil Davison Stunt Coordinator
- Kristin Langille Stunts
- Trey Edward Shults Thanks
- Matthieu Boulanger Visual Effects Editor
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