

Lightning Bugs in a Jar
2015, English. Directed by Robert Ian Simpson & Sara Wolkowitz.
Family is easy to leave but impossible to forget.
When a mother and son with a caustic history reunite to pack-up their old house, sparks fly as long-buried secrets are revealed, and it might fall upon the shoulders of the son's boyfriend to help heal old wounds.
- Runtime
- 0h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 May 2015
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Ian Simpson
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Lightning Bugs in a Jar is streaming on Dekkoo in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Lightning Bugs in a Jar?
If you liked Lightning Bugs in a Jar, try Cowboys, May December, Mothers' Instinct.
Who directed Lightning Bugs in a Jar?
Lightning Bugs in a Jar (2015) was directed by Robert Ian Simpson and Sara Wolkowitz and stars Ethan Slater, Devin McDuffee, Betsy Aidem.