Lights Out

"You shouldn't go to sleep tonight."

2014 0h 3m XX

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 408

Horror

Synopsis

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A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.

“You shouldn't go to sleep tonight.”

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Cast

Lotta Losten
Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David F. Sandberg
Writers: David F. Sandberg
Languages: No Language
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David F. Sandberg, shot by David F. Sandberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David F. Sandberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You shouldn't go to sleep tonight.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3605002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David F. Sandberg directs. David F. Sandberg behind the camera. David F. Sandberg scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David F. Sandberg, shot by David F. Sandberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David F. Sandberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Marketing tagline: "You shouldn't go to sleep tonight.".
7IMDB entry: tt3605002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David F. Sandberg
Original score: David F. Sandberg
Runtime: 3 min · 0h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: XX
IMDB: Lights Out (2014)

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Dsnake12018-10-13
★ 9/10
Lights Out (2013) is a very short horror film which immediately plays off of humanity's fear of the dark. In three short minutes, director David Sandberg created a fantastic horror short. He took a singular premise, fear of the dark, and created a grueling three minutes of tension without a single line of dialogue. There isn't much to say about a film that only lasts three minutes other than my heart was pumping for almost all of it. The beauty of this film is its duration. We have no time to find anything out, but that's okay. The movie is about being afraid of what runs around with the lights off. We don't have to know the history of the creature, nor do we need to know a thing about the victim. This is one of those movies that could give your child nightmares for weeks before you even knew they were watching it.

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