8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Overview
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of psychological deterioration, isolation, and the destructive nature of human guilt and repression, without advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The movie features a cast primarily composed of white male characters, consistent with its historical setting and the nature of the roles. The narrative focuses on psychological horror and the breakdown of two individuals in isolation, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities through a diversity, equity, and inclusion framework.
Secondary
The film portrays an intense, queer-coded relationship between two isolated men that devolves into psychological torment, violence, and ultimately, mutual destruction. While exploring complex male intimacy, the narrative links this dynamic to madness and punitive outcomes, offering no affirmation or positive counterbalance for LGBTQ+ themes.
The film depicts Christian-adjacent language and concepts (God, Devil, damnation) primarily through the manipulative and increasingly deranged character of Thomas Wake. These elements are used to exert psychological torment and contribute to the oppressive, superstitious atmosphere, leading to the characters' descent into madness and violence. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayal.
The Lighthouse does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story is solely focused on the psychological deterioration of two male lighthouse keepers in an isolated setting, exploring themes of masculinity, power, and madness.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Lighthouse is an original story with characters created specifically for the film. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender was altered for this adaptation.
The Lighthouse is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which characters' races could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.0
8.3
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