Red Lights
A skeptical paranormal investigator’s fixation on an apparently authentic psychic turns an evidence-driven inquiry into a destabilizing battle over perception and belief.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- playful
- late night thriller viewing
- paranormal mystery marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the intelligent, tense early investigation undermined by an implausible and overblown ending.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Margaret and Tom investigate psychic demonstrations while the film repeatedly destabilizes the distinction between deception and genuine clairvoyance.
Tom's determination to expose Simon Silver increasingly overrides professional skepticism and judgment.
Margaret and Tom use psychology, physics, and experiments to disclose fraudulent paranormal phenomena.
The talk-show psychic circuit and paranormal demonstrations are treated with tense but occasionally tongue-in-cheek theatricality.
Films like Red Lights, and why
The Prestige
Shares skeptical investigators, paranormal deception, psychological uncertainty, and a twist-driven thriller structure.
Unbreakable
Shares ambiguous supernatural possibility, investigative obsession, and a polished psychological thriller tone.
The Sixth Sense
Shares paranormal investigation, escalating doubt, and a cerebral thriller atmosphere built around extraordinary abilities.
Scanners
Shares science-fictional paranoia, mind games, violent confrontations, and unsettling revelations.
Movie Details
- Director
- Rodrigo Cortés
- Release Date
- 2012-03-02
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1453)
Cast
- Cillian Murphy
- Sigourney Weaver
- Robert De Niro
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Toby Jones
- Joely Richardson
- Craig Roberts
- Leonardo Sbaraglia
- Adriane Lenox
- Garrick Hagon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Red Lights about?
- A skeptical paranormal investigator’s fixation on an apparently authentic psychic turns an evidence-driven inquiry into a destabilizing battle over perception and belief.
- What is Red Lights like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Red Lights as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Red Lights violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Red Lights as mild.
- What did critics think of Red Lights?
- Critics generally found the intelligent, tense early investigation undermined by an implausible and overblown ending.
- Which films are like Red Lights?
- Films with a similar feel include The Prestige, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, and Scanners.
- How long is Red Lights?
- Red Lights runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Red Lights?
- In United States, Red Lights streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
