The Lighthouse
“There is enchantment in the light.”
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
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Cast
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Robert Pattinson
Thomas Howard
Known for
The Batman
Twilight
Willem Dafoe
Thomas Wake
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Valeriia Karaman
Mermaid
Also in
The New Order
Werwulf
Logan Hawkes
Ephraim Winslow
Kyla Nicolle
Woman on the Rocks
Also in
Diggstown
Shaun Clarke
Departing Wickie
Known for
The Romanoffs
Pierre Richard
Departing Assistant Wickie
Also in
A Morning of Six Weeks
Preston Hudson
Tender Mate
Also in
Treevenge
More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
Jeff Cruts
Tender Mate
No other roles listed
Robert Eggers Director · Max Eggers Writer Mark Korven Composer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $11M · United States release October 18, 2019
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$18,262,464
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
RT Features
Production
Parts & Labor
Production
A24
Production · Studio
Regency Enterprises
Production
New Regency Productions
Production
Maiden Voyage Pictures
Production
Parts and Labor
Production
Brazil · United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Director's Fortnight
United States · October 18, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · December 20, 2019
Digital
United States
September 23, 2019 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
November 1, 2019 · Theatrical
January 7, 2020 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
March 28, 2023 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
November 13, 2024 · Limited theatrical · A24 x IMAX Presents
Argentina
April 16, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
May 14, 2020 · Digital · Flow
May 18, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
May 27, 2026 · TV · Star Channel
Australia
January 24, 2020 · Premiere
February 6, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Austria
November 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 9, 2019 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
Brazil
October 29, 2019 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
January 2, 2020 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 13, 2019 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
September 28, 2019 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 18, 2020 · Physical · DVD
April 5, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
Denmark
November 16, 2019 · Limited theatrical
January 30, 2020 · Theatrical
Ecuador
February 21, 2020 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 24, 2019 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
November 16, 2019 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
September 23, 2019 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 15, 2019 · Theatrical
France
September 13, 2019 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 14, 2019 · Premiere · Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
September 15, 2019 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
December 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Germany
October 4, 2019 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical
March 27, 2020 · Digital
April 9, 2020 · Physical
Greece
November 8, 2019 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
January 30, 2020 · Theatrical
February 15, 2020 · Premiere · Greek Film Archive
July 17, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
September 14, 2019 · Premiere · Cinefest International Film Festival
September 15, 2019 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
Iceland
September 26, 2019 · Premiere · Reykjavík International Film Festival
India
October 18, 2019 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
Indonesia
October 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 31, 2020 · Theatrical
Israel
October 16, 2019 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Italy
May 19, 2020 · Digital
Japan
July 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 20, 2019 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Macao SAR China
December 6, 2019 · Premiere · Macau International Movie Festival
Mexico
January 1, 2020 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 2020 · Premiere · Rotterdam International Film Festival
February 27, 2020 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 20, 2020 · Theatrical
Norway
January 24, 2020 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 9, 2019 · Premiere · Cinema One Originals Film Festival
Poland
November 6, 2019 · Premiere · American Film Festival
November 6, 2019 · Digital
November 13, 2019 · Premiere · Camerimage International Film Festival
November 29, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 21, 2019 · Premiere · Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival
February 13, 2020 · Theatrical
Russia
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
April 20, 2020 · Digital
Singapore
November 24, 2019 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
January 30, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
November 15, 2019 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
January 10, 2020 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 2, 2020 · Digital
March 12, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Spain
September 20, 2019 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 6, 2019 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
January 10, 2020 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2019 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 27, 2019 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
September 27, 2019 · Digital
Thailand
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 19, 2019 · Premiere · Filmekimi
Ukraine
October 28, 2019 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics Week
United Kingdom
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 31, 2020 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 5, 2020 · Theatrical
Venezuela
September 5, 2020 · TV · HBO
June 29, 2021 · Digital · HBO Go
February 27, 2024 · Digital · HBO Max
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