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Lights Out

2024 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-paced punch-up that keeps the stakes personal and the fights coming, easy to watch but not deep.

Directed by: Christian Sesma
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Jaime King

Tagline: They started the wrong fight.
Overview: A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.

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Directed by: Christian Sesma
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Jaime King

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
corruption
survival
loyalty
trauma
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Christian Sesma
Written by: Chad Law, Garry Charles
Starring: Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Jaime King, Dermot Mulroney, Scott Adkins, Amaury Nolasco, Donald Cerrone, JuJu Chan
Cinematography: Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish

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