Question 1

Is Lights Out (2016) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — Lights Out (2016) mixes scares with other modes. As a supernatural film, it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.3/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Lights Out (2016) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Lights Out (2016)'s US theatrical release date is July 22, 2016. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Lights Out (2016)?

Accepted Answer

Lights Out (2016) has 19 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Lights Out (2016) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Lights Out (2016) is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.0/10 for fear and 1.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 19 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Lights Out (2016)?

Accepted Answer

Teresa Palmer plays Rebecca, Maria Bello plays Sophie, Gabriel Bateman plays Martin, Alexander DiPersia plays Bret, Alicia Vela-Bailey plays Diana, Billy Burke plays Paul, Andi Osho plays Emma, Maria Russell plays Gomez.

Question 6

What are some films like Lights Out (2016)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Lights Out (2016) on Watch Darkly include Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Case 39 (2009), The Woman in Black (2012), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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