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Lights Out
Movie (2016)
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Movie (2016)
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
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Sex & Nudity
The editorial review marks sexual content and nudity as absent.
Violence & Gore
War flashbacks, street and cage fights, stabbing, bloody wounds, and people shot or killed are described; a teen is shot and a man slaps a woman. Dialogue references suicide with a gun.
Profanity
Extremely strong, pervasive language is described, including multiple f-word and s-word uses and slurs-adjacent terms such as bitch and motherf----r.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Characters drink beer and wine casually in bars and at dinner and smoke cigarettes.
Frightening Scenes
Intense fight scenes with bones breaking, explosions in war flashbacks, and a suicide-related gun reference may be distressing.
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Positive messages
The review says the film arguably comments on US financial situation and debt.
Role models
Review says the lead characters seem decent in places, such as Max caring for his sister and Frank helping with repairs, but they are involved in criminal schemes and Duffy earns money through violence.
Representation
The two main leads are described as a White man and a Black man. Black women characters have little agency and are mostly targets of villains, while characters of color are mostly in villainous supporting roles.
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