Lights Out

2016 film directed by David F. Sandberg
Movie film Q20649307
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Summary

Lights Out is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,738 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: David F. Sandberg[3]
  • Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer[4]
  • Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch[5]
  • Genre: horror film[6], thriller film[7], ghost film[8]
  • Cast member: Teresa Palmer[9], Maria Bello[10], Billy Burke[11], Emily Alyn Lind[12], Gabriel Bateman[13], Andi Osho[14]
  • Producer: James Wan[15], Eric Heisserer[16]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[17], RatPac-Dune Entertainment[18], Atomic Monster[19], Grey Matter Productions[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 76%[23], 6.3/10[24], 58/100[25]
  • Color: color[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Publication date: August 4, 2016[28], July 21, 2016[29], 2016[30]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[31], InterCom[32], Netflix[33]
  • Official website: http://www.lightsoutmovie.com/[34]
  • Film editor: Michel Aller[35], Kirk M. Morri[36]
  • Title: Lights Out[37]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[38]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[39]
  • Duration: 81[40]
  • Capital cost: 4,900,000[41]
  • Box office: 148,000,000[42]
  • NMHH film rating: Category IV[43]
  • Costume designer: Kristin M. Burke[44]
  • BBFC rating: 15 certificate[45]

Why It Matters

Lights Out has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 4786282
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 143284
    P14710 → F01900
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 50165
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2016-08-04T00:00:00Z, +2016-07-21T00:00:00Z, +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Ifco rating → 15A
    Screenwriter → Eric Heisserer
    Imda rating → NC16
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