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The Light Between Oceans
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The Light Between Oceans

7.8/10
(142 Votes)
7.8/10
(142 Votes)
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2h 15mDrama,RomanticUA16 Sep, 2016
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The Light Between Oceans

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In the years following World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a young veteran still numb from his years in combat, takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a remote island off the coast of Western Australia. As the islands sole inhabitant, he finds comfort in the monotony of his chores and the solitude of his surroundings.

When he meets the daughter of the schools headmaster, Isabel Graysmark (Alicia Vikander), in the local town of Partageuse on the mainland, Tom is immediately captivated by her beauty, wit and passion, and they are soon married and living on the island. As their love flourishes, he begins to feel again, their happiness marred only by their inability to start a family. So when a rowboat with a dead man and infant girl mysteriously washes ashore, Isabel believes their prayers may have finally been answered.

As a man of principle, Tom is torn between reporting the lost child and pleasing the woman he loves, and against his better judgment he agrees to let Isabel raise the child as their own, making a choice with devastating consequences.

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7 reviews

Summary of 7 reviews.

The Light Between Oceans (U/A) (U/A)
Lopamudra
Booked on
10/10
The Light Between Oceans (U/A) (U/A)

Heavily splashed with a tsunami of emotional upheavals, this heart wrenching movie moved me at an inexplicable depth. It transports you to a world whi ...more

8 Years ago
The Light Between Oceans
Latika Bhusri
10/10
The Light Between Oceans

Loved the movie. Great storyline. Great directing. The cinematography was breathtaking. Alicia and Fassbender was amazing. Loved how they did their pa ...more

8 Years ago
The Light Between Oceans (U/A)
aman
Booked on
10/10
The Light Between Oceans (U/A)

awesome movie. its a slow movie but u need to be open as a viewer to whatever story has to offer. the acting is good. the characters seems so real and ...more

8 Years ago
The Light Between Oceans
Indrani
10/10
The Light Between Oceans

Soft touchy movie ,very emotional seldom seen in today's time...very beautifully depicted. Locations were wonderful. definitely worth seeing.

8 Years ago
The Light Between Oceans (U/A) (U/A)
Saurabh
Booked on
8/10
The Light Between Oceans (U/A) (U/A)

Good story. Could have been directed slightly better. probably by Clint Eastwood. There have been similar sentimental movies in the Past like Bridges ...more

8 Years ago

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The Light Between Oceans
The Guardian
8/10
The Light Between Oceans

Prepare for a massive bull market in Kleenex shares. There are oceans of tears in this surging and swirling emotional melodrama from writer-director D ...more

The Light Between Oceans
The Times of India
7/10
The Light Between Oceans

After spending four harrowing years at war, Tom returns to Australia and takes a job as a lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a remote island off the wes ...more

The Light Between Oceans
Time Out
6/10
The Light Between Oceans

There is some Malick-beautiful photography of the sun setting over the ocean at dawn and the wild sea beating the shoreline. But the film suffers from ...more

The Light Between Oceans: Film Review -Devastatingly Beautiful
BMS Reviewer
6/10
The Light Between Oceans: Film Review -Devastatingly Beautiful

Verdict: A brooding drama that shines bright. The Light Between Oceans, based on the novel by M.L. Stedman is a period romantic drama directed by Dere ...more

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