Lights Out fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, crime, and sports
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Lights Out is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and brutally violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and sports
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and sports. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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They started the wrong fight.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Lights Out is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 4.9, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 58). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 30 min
Lights Out runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Lights Out higher (55) than critics (47). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+82GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Lights Out in 96 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 81 storytelling tropes for Lights Out, including Bait-and-Switch, Control Freak, Goth.
4.9
