The Lighthouse

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The Lighthouse

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2019

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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Critics Consensus

A gripping story brilliantly filmed and led by a pair of powerhouse performances, The Lighthouse further establishes Robert Eggers as a filmmaker of exceptional talent.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Jun 19, 2023

a rich and strange sea yarn in monochrome that overflows with Beckettian absurdity, as these men, perhaps both liars (literal gaslighters), look, while waiting for ‘relief’, into the abyss of both their elemental isolation & their infernal companionship.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Feb 28, 2020

4/5

The Lighthouse may be challenging, it may even be off-putting, but it's gutsy, accomplished and the kind of movie that sears into your memory.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Feb 11, 2020

3/5

The atmosphere is ugly, claustrophobic, hermetic, the images murky and relentless. There seems no doubt Eggers is an original and talented filmmaker, but he hasn't made it easy on the audience with this grim, forbidding movie.

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Gemma Creagh

Film Ireland Magazine

Aug 11, 2026

The lighting, framing, production design, and playful effects all aid in hammering home the violence, as well as the silliness, at certain points.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 2, 2026

7/10

When you break the movie up in parts, it's really good! But when you add everything together, it's not the most amazing product I've seen.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 12, 2025

8/10

This film is highly recommended, but if you are allergic to art-house film, you might need an Epi-pen.

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Evan Medinis

Nov 15, 2025

An absolute masterpiece of cinema!

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Mz. Ghostly

Feb 16, 2025

Spend a while on an island of insanity, manipulation, and the haunting supernatural unknown that washes ashore from the depths. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are exemplary in their performances.

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K

Feb 29, 2024

Truly a masterclass in comedy and period-piece filmmaking. 5 stars, 10/10, push this movie onto everyone you know. Immediately. if you dislike this movie, it's not the film, it's you. Cheers my friends.

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Ben W

Feb 29, 2024

Really great! Incredible performances by Willem and Robert. Artistically and visually very appealing and interesting.

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Matthew

May 25, 2021

Two crazy guys stuck together on an island with a Lighthouse. All I can say is Robert Pattinson and William Defoe both got snubbed out of Oscar nominations.

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Jan 19, 2020

This movie is Masterpiece that, In a fair world, would win virtually every applicable Oscar. Visually Stunning, amazing performances, and on point in virtually every way.

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Synopsis

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Director: Robert Eggers
Producer: Jay Van Hoy, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Youree Henley, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: Robert Eggers, Max Eggers
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Harbor Picture Company, RT Features, Topsail Entertainment, A24
Rating: R (Nudity|Disturbing Images|Sexual Content|Some Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.9M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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