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Oculus

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 44m
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Garrett Ryan and Annalise Basso in 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.
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A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
128K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,188
254
  • Director
    • Mike Flanagan
  • Writers
    • Mike Flanagan(screenplay by)
    • Jeff Howard(screenplay by)
    • Jeff Seidman(based on a short screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Katee Sackhoff
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  • Director
    • Mike Flanagan
  • Writers
    • Mike Flanagan(screenplay by)
    • Jeff Howard(screenplay by)
    • Jeff Seidman(based on a short screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Brenton Thwaites
    • Katee Sackhoff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 537User reviews
    • 361Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 17 nominations

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    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Kaylie Russell
    Brenton Thwaites
    Brenton Thwaites
    • Tim Russell
    Katee Sackhoff
    Katee Sackhoff
    • Marie Russell
    Rory Cochrane
    Rory Cochrane
    • Alan Russell
    Annalise Basso
    Annalise Basso
    • Young Kaylie
    Garrett Ryan
    Garrett Ryan
    • Young Tim
    • (as Garrett Ryan Ewald)
    James Lafferty
    James Lafferty
    • Michael Dumont
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Dr. Shawn Graham
    Kate Siegel
    Kate Siegel
    • Marisol Chavez
    Scott Graham
    • Warren
    Michael J. Fourticq
    • St. Aidan Security Guard
    Justin Gordon
    Justin Gordon
    • Mark (Supervisor)
    Katie Parker
    Katie Parker
    • Phone Store Clerk
    Bob Gebert
    Bob Gebert
    • Neighbor
    Brett Murray
    Brett Murray
    • Officer 1
    • (as Brett Luciana Murray)
    Courtney Bell
    Courtney Bell
    • Auctioneer
    Zak Jeffries
    • Officer 2
    Elisa Victoria
    • Skype Worker
    • Director
      • Mike Flanagan
    • Writers
      • Mike Flanagan(screenplay by) (based on a short screenplay by)
      • Jeff Howard(screenplay by)
      • Jeff Seidman(based on a short screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Had director Mike Flanagan agreed to film "Oculus" in the "found footage" genre (like Paranormal Activity (2007)), a number of studios would have backed it as early as 2006. However, Flanagan refused.
    • Goofs
      When Kaylie starts recording her video, she says the time is 4:15PM. Two minutes later when Michael calls her, she says "Could you try and call on the hour? It's about seven past."
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 New Halloween Classics (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Oculus (Remix)
      Mixed by Paul Oakenfold

      Additional Production and Engineered by Hank Kalleen

    User reviews537

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A brilliant, creative, slow-burner of a horror movie sandwiched between a lackluster opener and predicable ending
    A while ago I reluctantly accepted that we will probably never see a truly groundbreaking horror movie again. A film that is both truly cinematic and gut-wrenchingly horrifying. Hollywood has just become to commercialized, too calculated, and to conveyor belt-like in its approach to horror. Everything is summer blockbuster, Oscar season, and the crap that comes out January-March. Horror has become a get-rich- quick investment for producers. Invest small, obtain profit 10-fold.

    But once in a while, a horror film gives us a glimmer of hope. Not redemption, but a little window of light from someone who almost gets it. And the skunkworks group from the Saw-Insidious-The Conjuring clan are to thank for that. They're latest work, Oculus, is the story of a brother and sister who obtain a mirror from their childhood that (they think) was responsible for the possession and murder of their parents. They rig their childhood home with cameras and lights, and wait for the proof that the mirror is possessed to get captured on camera.

    Oculus is properly scary and, once you get past the awkward first 20 minutes, has a wonderfully progressive nature to it. Too many "horror" film nowadays deliver an uneven stream of gut-punches in the form of BOOM scares and disfigured faces. Oculus relies on an unsettling tonality, and a quantum state of uncertainty, making it a much more effective scare. The colors and set design is vintage Gothic horror, and the majority of the film is flashback driven which is was a very creative storytelling method and integrates perfectly with the story. And there's a scene or two that were so intense, I was making noises like I was lowering myself into scalding water, and fighting the intrinsic urge to turn my head.

    My frustrations are centered on the beginning and the end. The first 20 minutes of the film, which set the story in place, is the only part of Oculus that takes place outside the house. It feels tacked on, ham-fisted in its delivery and lacks narrative, especially against the rest of the film. And given the flashback-heavy story, I believe the setting of the story could've been built into the flashbacks, strengthing the narrative and setting the whole film inside the house, which would make the film feel terrifyingly claustrophobic. And about the ending... It's just clichéd, predicable, abrupt and leaves too many questions unanswered.

    Oculus isn't the last word in horror or quality, but it's scary as hell and it does what so few horror films do nowadays; it dissolves the world around you and makes you buy into a ridiculous story. The weak narrative gets a little long in the tooth around the third act, and I was left wondering if the script was ever going to reveal anything worth discovering. And ultimately it doesn't. Much like the never-ending winter we've had, we've had so many lackluster horror films lately, that when an average film comes along it feels like a gift.
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    • Joe_Chadowski
    • Apr 12, 2014

    FAQ5

    • What is "Oculus" about?
    • Is "Oculus" based on a book?
    • Where did the mirror come from?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Blog
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ma Gương
    • Filming locations
      • Mobile, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Intrepid Pictures
      • MICA Entertainment
      • WWE Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,695,246
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,005,402
      • Apr 13, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,459,951
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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