Movie

The Lighthouse

1994 · 177 min

A slow, gentle immersion into a boy's inner world, full of quiet longing and small-town textures.

Overview: A dreamy boy's coming of age story in a small town situated on the IJsselmeer around 1950.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, family, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Lighthouse

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Lighthouse, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
family
isolation
memory
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild