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Don't Turn Out the Lights

2024 · 109 min

A tense, uneasy road trip that curdles into paranoia, keeping you braced for the next scare.

Directed by
Andy Fickman
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bella DeLong, Amber Janea, Daryl Tofa
Tagline
It's safer in the dark.
Overview
Reuniting for an unforgettable weekend, a group of high school friends takes a break from their separate lives at college to travel by RV to a musical festival. Their exciting weekend plans quickly unravel as they find themselves fighting to survive each other and the unknown.

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Directed by
Andy Fickman
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bella DeLong, Amber Janea, Daryl Tofa
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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