Keep the Lights On

2012

Action / Drama / Romance

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 66 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 6451 6.5K

hiv drug rehabilitation intervention lgbt semi autobiographical documentary filmmaking

Director

Ira Sachs Photo
Ira Sachs

Top cast

Julianne Nicholson Photo
Julianne Nicholson as Claire
Zachary Booth Photo
Zachary Booth as Paul Lucy
Maria Dizzia Photo
Maria Dizzia as Vivian
Sebastian La Cause Photo
Sebastian La Cause as Russ
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942.52 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
cn  us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 6
1.89 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
cn  us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Turfseer 6 / 10

Tale of Gay lover's efforts to save drug-addicted partner trumps his one-note obsession with him

Reviewed by tomhashes 5 / 10

I had high hopes for this movie because it has overwhelmingly positive reviews, some even called it the "best film of 2012". I didn't watch the movie until now, and I am really disappointed!I was dragging myself through most parts of the movie. 30 minutes into the movie and I was thinking, "I'm not interested, what's so interesting about this movie?" Things only became slightly interesting midway through the movie, and so I tried to finish the movie to see if there's a really great ending or something. But sorry, no. I guess there are two things you can learn after watching this movie: first, the gay hook-up culture (and how it hasn't changed 20 years later... cough... Grindr... cough...); second, the overused "drugs ruin relationships" cliché. Come to think of it, I don't really see the point of the use of drugs in this movie. What's most frustrating is that not much is known about Paul other than his drug addiction! Let's draw an easy comparison: "Weekend" (2011). I don't get how "Weekend" was dragged for filth for featuring drug use, when it actually carries weight and adds an excellent level of depth to the characters! Yes, Paul is a druggie, so what then? Go see this movie if you want to see a rocky relationship that may or may not work out in the end (no spoiler duh). But don't get you hopes up cause you'll be just as disappointed as I am.
Reviewed by tomhashes 5 / 10

Disappointing!

I had high hopes for this movie because it has overwhelmingly positive reviews, some even called it the "best film of 2012". I didn't watch the movie until now, and I am really disappointed!I was dragging myself through most parts of the movie. 30 minutes into the movie and I was thinking, "I'm not interested, what's so interesting about this movie?" Things only became slightly interesting midway through the movie, and so I tried to finish the movie to see if there's a really great ending or something. But sorry, no. I guess there are two things you can learn after watching this movie: first, the gay hook-up culture (and how it hasn't changed 20 years later... cough... Grindr... cough...); second, the overused "drugs ruin relationships" cliché. Come to think of it, I don't really see the point of the use of drugs in this movie. What's most frustrating is that not much is known about Paul other than his drug addiction! Let's draw an easy comparison: "Weekend" (2011). I don't get how "Weekend" was dragged for filth for featuring drug use, when it actually carries weight and adds an excellent level of depth to the characters! Yes, Paul is a druggie, so what then? Go see this movie if you want to see a rocky relationship that may or may not work out in the end (no spoiler duh). But don't get you hopes up cause you'll be just as disappointed as I am.
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