Don't Turn Out the Lights

Don't Turn Out the Lights

It's safer in the dark.

Directed by Andy Fickman

Produced by Film Mode Entertainment, Oops Doughnuts Productions

2024109 min4.5 / 10

A survival-horror film that traps a group of reunited friends in an RV setting where paranoia and an unseen threat turn nostalgia and camaraderie into terror.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Don't Turn Out the Lights scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Don't Turn Out the Lights end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Don't Turn Out the Lights violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Don't Turn Out the Lights easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Don't Turn Out the Lights sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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