Not Woke Shows

The Lamp

Movie · 2010 · Not woke

A couple's marriage has fallen apart after the death of their son, until a mysterious stranger presents them with a magical lamp and three wishes to put things right. However, they must choose very carefully what they ask for. The Lamp follows Stanley Walters, a successful novelist who retreats into isolation and bitterness after his young son, Eddy, is tragically killed. Two years after the accident, Stanley’s profound grief has paralyzed his writing career, left his bills unpaid, and pushed his long-suffering wife, Lisa, to the absolute brink of divorce. Their fractured marriage seems beyond repair until Lisa acquires an unusual, ancient oil lamp from a neighbor’s yard sale. The arrival of the lamp brings a well-dressed, mysterious stranger named Charles Montgomery III, who identifies himself as a messenger rather than a conventional genie. Charles offers Stanley and Lisa three wishes