The Lighthouse (2019 Film)

movies · mystery · dark drama

Unusual filming style. The movie was shot in black and white, which means there's no color at all. The filmmakers did this to make the story feel like it happened a long time ago and to give it an eerie, mysterious mood.

Two trapped keepers. The main characters are lighthouse keepers who get stuck at a remote New England lighthouse during a violent storm. With no way to escape, the two men start to lose their patience with each other.

Hard to classify. Critics had trouble deciding what type of movie this is because it mixes mystery, drama, and strange supernatural elements. It's not quite like any other movie people had seen before.

1800s setting. The story takes place in the nineteenth century, so the lighthouse keepers wear old-fashioned clothes and use old technology to do their jobs.

Directed by Robert Eggers. Robert Eggers directed and cowrote the screenplay with his brother Max. Eggers is known for creating unusual, creative films that look and feel different from mainstream movies.