All the Light in the Sky

All the Light in the Sky

Directed by Joe Swanberg

Produced by Swanberry

201378 min5.0 / 10

A quiet, introspective mumblecore drama about an aging actress grappling with career decline and mortality through a tentative reconnection with her niece.

An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.

Questions people ask

  • Is All the Light in the Sky violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is All the Light in the Sky sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is All the Light in the Sky scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does All the Light in the Sky end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is All the Light in the Sky easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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