Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
I Saw the Light
TITLE DETAILS

I Saw the Light

2016-02-05 · 123 min · ★ 6.2

Music · Drama

Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Marc Abraham
Production companies
Bron Studios, RatPac Entertainment
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 13,000,000
Revenue
USD 1,646,788

Top Cast

Tom HiddlestonTom HiddlestonHank Williams
Elizabeth OlsenElizabeth OlsenAudrey Mae Williams
Wayne PéréWayne PéréToby Marshall
David KrumholtzDavid KrumholtzJames Dolan
Wrenn SchmidtWrenn SchmidtBobbie Jett
Bradley WhitfordBradley WhitfordFred Rose
Josh PaisJosh PaisDore Schary
Cherry JonesCherry JonesLillie Williams
James DuMontJames DuMontWB Nowlin
Joe ChrestJoe ChrestOscar Davis
Charlie TalbertCharlie TalbertCliff Rogers
Maddie HassonMaddie HassonBillie Jean
Candice HarrisonRoadhouse Patron
Cory HartCory HartBack Pain Doctor
NM GarciaRyman Auditorium / Cow Coliseum Gal
Caroline HebertCaroline HebertEllie
Justin LebrunJustin LebrunConcert attendant
Casey BondCasey BondJerry Rivers
Joshua BradyJoshua BradySammy Pruett
Elliott GreyElliott GreyBanker

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Rental

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Purchase

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

Back to Black
★ 6.7
Back to Black2024Music · Drama

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
★ 7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022Music · Drama

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Dreamgirls
★ 6.7
Dreamgirls2006Music · Drama

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
★ 6.6
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere2025Music · Drama

Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

Elvis
★ 7.4
Elvis2022Music · Drama

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Respect
★ 6.8
Respect2021Music · Drama

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Blue Moon
★ 6.6
Blue Moon2025Drama

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”

La Bamba
★ 7.3
La Bamba1987Music · Drama

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

Bound for Glory
★ 6.9
Bound for Glory1976Music · Drama

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

Coda
★ 6.1
Coda2020Music · Drama

A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.

What's Love Got to Do with It
★ 7.1
What's Love Got to Do with It1993Music · Drama

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

Mank
★ 6.7
Mank2020Drama

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Honkytonk Man
★ 6.3
Honkytonk Man1982Music · Drama

During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.

James Dean
★ 6.8
James Dean2001Drama

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.

Jersey Boys
★ 6.7
Jersey Boys2014Music · Drama

A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.

Big George Foreman
★ 7.6
Big George Foreman2023Drama

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.

Elvis
★ 6.9
Elvis1979Music · Drama

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Inside Llewyn Davis
★ 7.2
Inside Llewyn Davis2013Music · Drama

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

The Color Purple
★ 7.0
The Color Purple2023Drama

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Bob Marley: One Love
★ 6.6
Bob Marley: One Love2024Music · Drama

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

Similar titles

Meet Me in St. Louis
★ 7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis1944Drama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Cinderella Man
★ 7.6
Cinderella Man2005Drama

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.

Heißer Sommer
★ 6.0
Heißer Sommer1968Music

A group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them.

Thelma & Louise
★ 7.6
Thelma & Louise1991Drama

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

Frida
★ 7.4
Frida2002Drama

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Rocky IV
★ 7.1
Rocky IV1985Drama

Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!

Rembrandt
★ 5.5
Rembrandt1942Drama

Already a famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn is commissioned to paint the Amsterdam Archers' Guild. But upon completion of the picture, the men of the guild feel duped, because they don't consider themselves flatteringly depicted in the painting. They therefore decline to pay for the work. During this dispute, the painter finds out his wife is close to death. He finds himself terribly lonely after her passing and suffers from depression until he decides once more to marry.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
Untitled Karl Lagerfeld BiopicDrama

The story about acclaimed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and the key relationships in his life.

Bowling for Columbine
★ 7.5
Bowling for Columbine2002Drama

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Tarnation
★ 6.8
Tarnation2003Drama

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.

Bouzouki Strumming
★ 7.3
Bouzouki Strumming1966Music

One day, while Grigoris is working and singing at a construction site, a conductor, Vangelis, and two bouzouki musicians happen to pass by. They listen, enchanted by his limpid voice, and suggest that he becomes a member of their orchestra. Thus, the newly-wed day laborer gets a second job at Mr. Lefteris’ night club. His wife, Marina, soon joins him at the club, and, before long, she too goes on stage, cuts capers and charms everyone. Her success, however, has a negative impact on the couple’s relationship, since Marina’s admirers as well as those of Grigoris’, turn one away from the other.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
A Girl I KnowMusic

A beautiful masseuse can't stop murdering cheating men until she meets a suicidal client who thinks he can fix her.

Saving Private Ryan
★ 8.2
Saving Private Ryan1998Drama

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Cigarette Girl
★ 7.0
Cigarette Girl1947Music

A young man and woman base their love on lies that eventually manage to come true.

Peter Maffay: Extratour Live  2013 - Loreley
★ 10.0
Peter Maffay: Extratour Live 2013 - Loreley2013Music

Number 24
★ 7.1
Number 242024Drama

On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country.

Poster unavailable
★ 10.0
Porgy and Bess2002Music

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Wunderland
★ 6.0
Wunderland1983Music

Gustl Bayrhammer takes audiences big and small on a musical journey to “Wonderland”. There he meets various characters from comic books, fairy tales and legends.

Cha-Cha-Cha
★ 5.0
Cha-Cha-Cha1982Music

Gruber is a normal 16-year-old growing up in Budapest in 1962, but he has a problem -- how does he get to know the opposite sex? At the Sunday afternoon dance classes the young "ladies and gentlemen" hold each other while dancing, and that makes the lessons worth something. Otherwise, the pianist's attention wanders and the orchestra does not exactly play with a single-minded dedication. In fact, everybody seems to have other things on their minds, except for the enthusiastic dance instructor and his ever-smiling assistant.

Paganini
★ 9.5
Paganini1973Music · Drama

Operetta concerning the love affair of Niccolò Paganini, the violinist, and Élisa Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.