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 by), Jeff Howard (screenplay by)

Stars:

Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff

3 wins & 17 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 (as Garrett Ryan Ewald)
James Lafferty	...	Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval	...	Dr. Shawn Graham
Kate Siegel	...	Marisol Chavez
Scott Graham	...	Warren
Michael J. Fourticq	...	St. Aidan Security Guard
Justin Gordon	...	Mark (Supervisor)
Katie Parker	...	Phone Store Clerk
Bob Gebert	...	Neighbor
Brett Murray	...	Officer 1 (as Brett Luciana Murray)

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 | released from a mental hospital | video camera | brother sister relationship | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Karen Gillan was first choice to play Kaylie as Mike Flanagan was a big fan of her work in Doctor Who (2005).

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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."

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Quotes

Kaylie Russell: I found it!
Tim Russell: What do you mean?
Kaylie Russell: We only have few days.
Tim Russell: A few days for what?
Kaylie Russell: To keep our promise. And kill it.

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Connections

Remade as Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

surprising

It is far to be the right word defining "Oculus" but it is a real surprising film. first , for the story. simple and tragic and reminding old Greek tragedies. second , for the performances. not the last, for the great art of director to explore and use and give tension and seduction force to a film who is more than a horror but a remarkable one. for the wise use of illusion. for the science to give unity using the fragments as a sort of yellow bricks road. and for an idea not exactly unfamiliar. about family, fears, sibillings and the evil. and the enemy is too familiar for ignore the references about it. short, a good film. a special one. and little more.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oculus

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,005,402, 13 April 2014

Gross USA:

$27,695,246

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,459,951

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intrepid Pictures, MICA Entertainment, WWE Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1