Oculus

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Oculus

R

2014

1h 45m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Haunted by the violent demise of their parents 10 years earlier, adult siblings Kaylie (Karen Gillan) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites) are now struggling to rebuild their relationship. Kaylie suspects that their antique mirror, known as the Lasser Glass, is behind the tragedy. The seemingly harmless reflections contain a malevolent, supernatural force that infects the mind of anyone who gazes into it. As Kaylie gets closer to the truth, the siblings become caught in the mirror's evil spell.

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Critics Consensus

With an emphasis on dread over gore and an ending that leaves the door wide open for sequels, Oculus could be just the first spine-tingling chapter in a new franchise for discerning horror fans.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 5, 2015

2.5/4

Oculus is about one adjustment away from being a superior thriller.

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James Rocchi

Film.com

Jan 5, 2015

8.2/10

Praised on the festival circuit, it's got what it takes to succeed outside of that rarefied atmosphere.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Jan 5, 2015

2/5

Horror fans may find the reflection a little familiar.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Jan 15, 2025

4/5

Despite some questionable logic and character motivations, Oculus delivers an intense descent into madness and fear as it deftly juggles two terrifying timelines.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Oct 22, 2024

7/10

A master class in affecting dread.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 20, 2023

2/5

While it may have taken unconventional approaches to the visual language of haunted house movies, the narrative is messy and never offers up anything more than surface-level intrigue.

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Kris T

@RT26407207 44 min ago

You know how there are different groups of horrors? So this is fells in the topic of 2 people vs the evil. The movie is quiet ok, don't expect anything out of another planet. The jumpscares that you will see you had seen them before and you will see them after. The monsters... nothing new, pale skin shining eyes, eating glass, and in the end it is all in your head... still a good watch would not recommend to go to the cinema but an evening at home... why not?

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Alec H

@alechbt 13 hrs ago

Oculus has a clever approach to unreliable reality, and its initially confusing structure eventually pays off once the mirror’s ability to manipulate perception becomes clear. The past-and-present storytelling, Kaylie’s attempts to objectively document the supernatural activity, and the constant uncertainty over what is real create some genuinely effective tension. Annalise Basso is also excellent. Unfortunately, the ending completely lost me. After building so much empathy for the siblings, the tragedy felt more frustrating than earned. A strong concept and some great ideas ultimately undermined by a deeply unsatisfying conclusion.

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Alex A

@RT48621216 1 day ago

Wish they’d make a second one!

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Shauna J

@RT81927136 2 days ago

This one is gonna stay with me for a while

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Justin W

@RT37619642 2 days ago

It's sorta okay in the sense that it keeps you interested. That being said little about this movie makes any sense. And I don't mean that in a cool Lynchian kind of way. I mean it in the way that they have a mirror that can randomly change reality in any way so we never know at any time if we are watching something happen or something in their imagination. This in itself is lazy and uninteresting writing. What makes it even worse are the never ending flashbacks happening simultaneously as the hallucinations. The end result is a confused, disjointed and convoluted mess of a movie. The only redeeming quality is being able to look at the stunningly beautiful Karen Gillan for the whole movie. Really awful.

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Sebastian C

@RT07147764 Sep 27, 2026

Movie was not good. Conceptually interesting but bad acting and pacing. Critics scoring it as highly as they did is a joke.

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Mike Flanagan

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Kaylie Russell

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Marie Russell

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Synopsis

Haunted by the violent demise of their parents 10 years earlier, adult siblings Kaylie (Karen Gillan) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites) are now struggling to rebuild their relationship. Kaylie suspects that their antique mirror, known as the Lasser Glass, is behind the tragedy. The seemingly harmless reflections contain a malevolent, supernatural force that infects the mind of anyone who gazes into it. As Kaylie gets closer to the truth, the siblings become caught in the mirror's evil spell.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Producer: Trevor Macy, Marc D. Evans
Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Intrepid Pictures
Rating: R (Some Disturbing Images|Brief Language|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 29, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.7M
Runtime: 1h 45m

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