The Lighthouse fingerprintStunning style, high energy, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, history, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Lighthouse is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and sharp wit.
The mind, history, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, history, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and sound design stand out.
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The Lighthouse is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 83). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 49 min
The Lighthouse runs 1 h 49 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Lighthouse higher (87) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $11 million to make and earned $18 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Brazil, United States.
+93GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Lighthouse in 107 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 132 storytelling tropes for The Lighthouse, including Madness Shared by Two, "The Reason You Suck" Speech, Our Mermaids Are Different.
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