Red Lights

Red Lights

How much do you want to believe?

Directed by Rodrigo Cortés

Produced by Attitude Pinículas y Films A.I.E., Cindy Cowan Entertainment

2012114 min6.2 / 10

A tense, cerebral thriller that pits scientific skepticism against paranormal mystery, building paranoia and existential doubt as obsession threatens to unravel a protagonist's grip on reality.

Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.

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  • Is Red Lights scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Red Lights end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Red Lights easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Red Lights sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Red Lights violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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