Lights Out (2016) Horror Thriller Drama Mystery

Lights Out (2016) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: September 14, 2024

Lights Out Plot Synopsis:

A man called Paul is working after hours and is murdered by a supernatural entity in the shadow. When his son, the boy Martin, is frightened by the same creature, he sees his mother Sophie talking to an imaginary friend called Diana in the shadow of her room. Martin does not sleep anymore during the night. His older step sister Rebecca who lives alone is summoned by the social assistant. She brings Martin home and recalls her own experience with Diana years ago when she was young. Rebecca and her boyfriend Bret investigate the connection of Sophie with Diana and come up to a scary revelation about their past.

Director David F. Sandberg"s Lights Out (2016) is releasing in movie theaters this upcoming July 22, 2016. Lights Out is based on the Vimeo Staff Pick short film by the same name. James Wan loved the short video and opted to produce the feature film. Eric Heisserer wrote the feature film script. In this movie, "a woman is haunted by a creature that only appears when the lights go out." Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, and Alexander DiPersia star in Lights Out.

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Lights Out Plot Synopsis:

A man called Paul is working after hours and is murdered by a supernatural entity in the shadow. When his son, the boy Martin, is frightened by the same creature, he sees his mother Sophie talking to an imaginary friend called Diana in the shadow of her room. Martin does not sleep anymore during the night. His older step sister Rebecca who lives alone is summoned by the social assistant. She brings Martin home and recalls her own experience with Diana years ago when she was young. Rebecca and her boyfriend Bret investigate the connection of Sophie with Diana and come up to a scary revelation about their past.

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