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The Lighthouse

  • 20162016
  • 1h 42m
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5.3/10
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Mark Lewis Jones and Michael Jibson in The Lighthouse (2016)
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Based on real events which saw two lighthouse keepers stranded for months at sea in a freak storm, the film tells a tale of death, madness and isolation; a desolate trip into the heart of hu... Read allBased on real events which saw two lighthouse keepers stranded for months at sea in a freak storm, the film tells a tale of death, madness and isolation; a desolate trip into the heart of human darkness.Based on real events which saw two lighthouse keepers stranded for months at sea in a freak storm, the film tells a tale of death, madness and isolation; a desolate trip into the heart of human darkness.
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    • Chris Crow
    • Paul Bryant
    • Chris Crow
    • Michael Jibson
  • Stars
    • Mark Lewis Jones
    • Michael Jibson
    • Ian Virgo
    • Chris Crow
    • Paul Bryant
    • Chris Crow
    • Michael Jibson
  • Stars
    • Mark Lewis Jones
    • Michael Jibson
    • Ian Virgo
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    • 58Metascore
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    Mark Lewis Jones
    Mark Lewis Jones
    • Thomas Griffiths
    Michael Jibson
    Michael Jibson
    • Thomas Howell
    Ian Virgo
    Ian Virgo
    • Company Man #1
    Gerald Tyler
    Gerald Tyler
    • MacDonald
    Joshua Richards
    • Jones
    Nathan Sussex
    • Taylor
    Jason May
    Jason May
    • Company Man #2
    David Shillitoe
    • Men In Mist
    Stephen McDade
    Stephen McDade
    • Fisherman
    Charles Curran
    • Men In Mist
    Nick Pratt
    • Sailors In Tavern
    Fred Brooks
    • Sailors In Tavern
    Gerard Ginestier
    • Rowers
    Tim Edwards
    • Cox
    Jefon Lewis
    • Sailors In Tavern
    David Lloyd
    • Men In Mist
    Guy Osborne
    • Rowers
    Dai Parsons
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      • Chris Crow
      • Paul Bryant
      • Chris Crow
      • Michael Jibson
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    • Trivia
      The Lighthouse (2019) was inspired by this story.
    • Goofs
      The costumes of the two leads don't match anything that seamen would be wearing at the time, especially the bowler hat which was invented in 1849.
    • Quotes

      Thomas Griffiths: [haunts] Seven Men, Thomas Howell. Seven Men. Join us.

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      Hangin' Johnny
      Written by Anon

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    4/10
    A very modest beam
    A British drama; A story inspired by a true event in 1801, about two men in an isolated lighthouse on The Smalls - a forbidding cluster of basalt rocks 25 miles off the Welsh coast. It's glum, bleak and the narrative leads to the macabre but ultimately it's a dour and disappointing drama. It's not difficult to create drama with a two hander in a lighthouse but the director makes hard work of it. The two characters are given no real backstory so the actors are left to create what comes across as unexplained moodiness, skulking, and foreboding music for the first half hour. What is said adds very little, already telegraphed by their facial expressions. Trite lines are repeated, like "until the job is done" referring to inclement weather, and "we have a job to do", which doesn't come as a surprise for the persevering viewer.
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      • July 6, 2018 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
    • Also known as
      • South Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Dogs Of Annwn
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