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The Lighthouse
2019
· Movie
· 109 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1432
- IMDb #1411
- Google retired #3164
- Rotten Tomatoes #1554
- Metacritic #434
- Letterboxd #594
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #969
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2440
- Metacritic Critics #475
- Metacritic Audience #592
- Criticker #554
- Douban #1348
- Kinopoisk #2096
- AlloCiné #2105
- Trakt #1724
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 86, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two lighthouse keepers arrive on a remote and mysterious New England island to tend the lighthouse for a month. A powerful storm strands them, and their isolation begins to take a psychological toll. Paranoia sets in, reality distorts, and the men descend into madness and violence.
Details
- Director
- Robert Eggers
- Writers
- Max Eggers, Robert Eggers
- Studio
- RT Features, Parts & Labor, A24, Regency Enterprises
- Released
- 18 October 2019
- Country
- Brazil, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $18.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 36 →3 major awards won · 7 wins from 36 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Male | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2019 | FIPRESCI Prize – Directors' Fortnight/Critics' Week | Robert Eggers | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Director | Robert Eggers | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Male Lead | Robert Pattinson | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Eggers | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Louise Ford | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Robert Pattinson | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize – Directors' Fortnight/Critics' Week | Robert Eggers | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Eggers | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Lighthouse | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Lighthouse | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| British/Irish Actor of the Year | Robert Pattinson | Winner |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Robert Pattinson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Robert Eggers & Max Eggers | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Craig Lathrop, Matt Likely | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination
| Superior Achievement, Screenplay | Robert Eggers & Max Eggers | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Lighthouse | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Horror Film | The Lighthouse | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Jarin Blaschke | Nominee |