What is The Lighthouse about?
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Two lighthouse keepers descend into madness on a remote island, battling isolation and a chilling, surreal atmosphere.
Bleak and intimate. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
The Lighthouse parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is The Lighthouse scary?
- Only a little. The Lighthouse has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Lighthouse?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is The Lighthouse rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byRobert Eggers
StarringRobert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes, Kyla Nicolle, Shaun Clarke
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