Oculus (2013)

A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Director:

Mike Flanagan

Writers:

Mike Flanagan (screenplay), Jeff Howard (screenplay)

Stars:

Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff

3 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karen Gillan	...	Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites	...	Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff	...	Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane	...	Alan Russell
Annalise Basso	...	Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan	...	Young Tim
James Lafferty	...	Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval	...	Dr. Shawn Graham
Kate Siegel	...	Marisol Chavez
Scott Graham	...	Warren
Michael J. Fourticq	...	St. Aidan Security Guard
Catherine Parker	...	Phone Store Clerk (as Katie Parker)
Justin Gordon	...	Mark (Supervisor)
Bob Gebert	...	Neighbor
Brett Luciana Murray	...	Officer 1

Storyline

The twenty-one year-old Timothy "Tim" Allen Russell is discharged from a mental institution by his psychiatric Dr. Shawn Graham completely healed from a childhood trauma where his father purportedly tortured and killed his mother before being killed himself by Tim. His sister Kaylie welcomes him in the parking area and brings him home. Then she tells that they need to destroy an ancient mirror that she has found through working at an auction house. She then steals the mirror and the reluctant Tim follows his sister and has fragmented recollections from their childhood, going back to when his father Alan buys a mirror for the home office of their new family home. Kaylie and Tim see a woman with their father in his office and the behaviors of Alan and Marie change, ending in a family tragedy. Kaylie blames the mirror and now she wants to destroy it with Tim. Will they succeed?

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Plot Keywords:

mirror | trauma | video camera | released from a mental hospital | home office | 

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Taglines:

You see what it wants you to see.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terror, violence, some disturbing images and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oculus - Das Böse ist in dir

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,005,402 (USA) (11 April 2014)

Gross:

$27,689,474 (USA) (20 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, MICA Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the auction where the mirror is sold the auctioneer mentions that the mirror was acquired from the Levesque Estate. WWE Superstar HHH's real name is Paul Levesque and WWE Studios is one of the producers of this film. This is, however, just a strange coincidence... as WWE was not involved with the film at all until after it was completed and had already premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

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Goofs

When Kaylie is showing to the camera the pictures of past murders, when she's showing the first pictures her red nail polish is peeled off and then when she moves on to the next pictures her red nail polish is fresh.

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Quotes

Alan Russell: I've met my demons and they are many. I've seen the devil, and he is me.

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Connections

Remake of Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)

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Soundtracks

Oculus (Remix)
Mixed by Paul Oakenfold
Additional Production and Engineered by Hank Kalleen

User Reviews

The best midnight madness movie EVER!

As good as the Shining was something I said to all around me as soon as the picture ended.

Brilliantly conceived and executed. Fast paced action + beautifully shot + not too gory + a cast of characters you really cared about all combined to make this the best experience of jumping and screaming and laughing I've seen from a bunch of experienced horror show aficionados I have ever seen.

Good performances from all including the kids. Very unpredictable and wholly inventive storyline. Even the cleverest plots and safeguards will not defeat the pure evil of the Oculus.

Very good effort from some brilliant and talented people.