Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in this psychological drama co-written and directed by Robert Eggers. Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) arrives on a remote island off the coast of New England during the 1890s to work alongside veteran lighthouse keeper Tom Wake (Dafoe). However, the pair have a volatile relationship and the solitary nature of the job results in both men becoming suspicious and paranoid of the other. Ephraim, in particular, struggles to maintain his sanity and a threatening storm does little to suppress his anxieties.