Is The Lightship scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lightship easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lightship violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lightship sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lightship end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lightship

Name: The Lightship
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1985
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Tim Phillips, Arliss Howard, William Forsythe

The guiding light in a sea of treachery.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski

Produced by CBS Theatrical Films, Castle Hill Productions

198589 min5.3 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic thriller about criminals taking over an isolated lightship and facing unexpected resistance from its crew.

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Clusters

Vengeance Over Introspection Trapped by a Predator Vengeance Over Introspection Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Thriller

Questions people ask

Is The Lightship scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Lightship easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Lightship violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is The Lightship sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does The Lightship end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

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