Lighting Up the Stars fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Lighting Up the Stars is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, cathartic, and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Lighting Up the Stars is included with a subscription to Rakuten Viki in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Amasian TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.5). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 52 min
Lighting Up the Stars runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $254 million worldwide, 28.8 times its budget.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in China.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Lighting Up the Stars in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.5
