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At First Light

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A high school senior, Alex, has an encounter one night with mysterious lights, and it leaves her with dangerous, supernatural abilities but no recollection of who she is or how she got the powers. She then comes across her friend Sean, who offers to take her into his home until she is better. However, when a mysterious organization with questionable motives tracks her down, the two are forced to run away, embarking on an adventure to unearth the truth of what actually transpired that one night.
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Andrew Parker Globe and Mail 10/17/2018
The actors, a pronounced sense of setting, and Stone's impressive style results in a film that's more memorable than most cynically tossed off young-adult cash grabs. Go to Full Review Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times 09/27/2018
Pellerin and Scott are such deeply compelling performers that you are likely to forgive the familiarity of the lovers-on-the-run, first-contact narratives. Go to Full Review Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 03/19/2018
Stone's movie is one of the most frustrating kinds to run into while covering a festival comprised of upcoming filmmakers, the calling card project. Go to Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Oct 16
At First Light does not work on any level: not as an indie, intimate story about average people, not as a sci fi thriller, not as a grander commentary about our country in this era. If I was forced to compliment this film, it is beautifully shot Go to Full Review Victor Stiff In The Seats 02/09/2019
3/5
At First Light isn't a lousy sci-fi picture; its worst offence is taking up time better spent watching movies that leave lasting impressions. Go to Full Review Simon Foster Screen-Space (Substack) 11/28/2018
4/5
Whether you know it or not, kids, you've now got your own generation's Close Encounters of The Third Kind. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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michael P @Labspeciman Aug 4 About a teen girl who starts acting strangely after a swim at a quarry. Quite well acted. I can't say too much without wrecking it. If you like extraterrestials you should like this. See more Justine D @Justine93 03/31/2025 Most boring thing. Could've been interesting, but it chose not to be. Very boring, explained nothing. Girl is possessed by an alien to communicate but doesn't explain why they are there or why they chose who they chose. She somehow could fix a woman who was basically paralyzed for two years but couldn't fix the boy she was running with See more mark b @perryhock 09/09/2022 Stefanie Scott was just fine and interesting, well acted, so was Theodore, good young talents, worth watching for the committed acting performances. See more 04/04/2021 How do you make a sci fi thriller boring? Ask Jason Stone, he's mastered it. I started this movie twice before and couldn't get thru it, this time I was determined, what a mistake See more 03/01/2021 About as average as you could possibly make a sci fi . Not bad or that good 2.8 See more 08/28/2020 A sort of low-budget homage to X-Men and Close Encounters, but it's done quite well and despite the low budget they make the few 'big' moments count. The ending could have been stronger but overall I enjoyed it. See more Read all reviews
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Jason Stone

Director

Stefanie Scott

Alex

Théodore Pellerin

Sean

Said Taghmaoui

Cal

James Wotherspoon

Tom

Kate Burton

Kate

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Movie Info

Synopsis A high school senior, Alex, has an encounter one night with mysterious lights, and it leaves her with dangerous, supernatural abilities but no recollection of who she is or how she got the powers. She then comes across her friend Sean, who offers to take her into his home until she is better. However, when a mysterious organization with questionable motives tracks her down, the two are forced to run away, embarking on an adventure to unearth the truth of what actually transpired that one night.
Director
Jason Stone
Producer
Michael Baker, Chris Ferguson
Screenwriter
Jason Stone
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Oddfellows Entertainment, Automatik Entertainment, Bunk 11 Pictures, Gravitas Ventures
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2018
Runtime
1h 31m
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