A Light Never Goes Out fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Light Never Goes Out is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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A Light Never Goes Out is included with a subscription to Philo and OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on AsianCrush, Fawesome, and Cineverse. You can also rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 43 min
A Light Never Goes Out runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Light Never Goes Out higher (100) than audiences (64). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in cn. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China.
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6.4
