Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
the vibe
The Lighthouse Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendinglight-touchintimatehaunting
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Movie2019·109 min
The Lighthouse
Directed by Robert Eggers
An Oscar-nominated drama fantasy film directed by Robert Eggers.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 10%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.5/10
6K ratings
About The Lighthouse
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Mind-bending (9 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Gritty
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, obsession, ambition hubris, 18th 19th century, fantasy mythology, american regional, island, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, dream surreal, slow burn reveal, siege bottle, gothic horror