Nightlight (2015)

Five friends play a game in a ''mysterious'' forest with a long history as a beacon for troubled young people contemplating suicide.

Directors:

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Writers:

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Stars:

Shelby Young, Carter Jenkins, Chloe Bridges

Cast

Cast overview:
Shelby Young	...	Robin
Carter Jenkins	...	Chris
Chloe Bridges	...	Nia
Taylor Murphy	...	Amelia
Mitch Hewer	...	Ben
Kyle Fain	...	Ethan

Storyline

For years, the Covington forest has been shrouded in mystery, with a dark past as a final destination for troubled youths. Undeterred by the news of a classmate who recently took his life in those woods, five teens journey into the forest for an evening of flashlight games and ghost stories. But their plans go awry when the friends awaken a demonic presence, an unseen evil that will seize upon their deepest fears-and plunge them into a nightmare of absolute terror.

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Plot Keywords:

flashlight | bare chested male | male nudity | barefoot male | teen slasher | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout including sexual references, and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot in 2013 and for unknown reasons not released until 2015.

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Quotes

Nia: You brought the flashlight of your deceased friend to the haunted forest where he mysteriously died? That's not a rational decision
Robin: Yeah, well hey, neither is fingering yourself to The Grinch, but here we are.

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Connections

References How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

User Reviews

Just OK but tropes galore

This movie had potential and parts of it were scary but it was mostly just a bunch of idiot kids running around. Unfortunately, movies like this require characters to talk to themselves because they are alone but it gets annoying fast. This film lacked explanations and was mostly just a bunch of jump scares stitched together. Watch if you want to roll your eyes a lot. Why do these movies always have some dumb girl finding a basement/tunnel/cave/attic/etc. that is scarier than the rest of her surroundings yet that's where she instinctively goes? In this movie one of them says "I'm not going in there" while she is actually going in there...WTF?!?

It's kinda fun being so close to Halloween for a fright binge but there are far more superior examples in this overplayed genre. 5 stars from me.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nightlight

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$77,567

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herrick Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1