Ouija: Origin of Evil

PG-13

Released Oct 21, 2016

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In 1967 Los Angeles, widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) unwittingly invites authentic evil into her home by adding a new stunt to bolster her séance scam business. When the merciless spirit overtakes her youngest daughter Doris (Lulu Wilson), the small family must confront unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

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Critics Consensus

Ouija: Origin of Evil swerves its franchise's planchette unexpectedly to YES with a surprisingly scary and dramatically satisfying follow-up to its lackluster predecessor.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

This is not a subversive horror film by any stretch, but it is regardless a satisfying, visually striking one.

Aug 25, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

None of those rules apply here. It is literally every man, woman, and child for his- or herself. Which is the refreshing part about this film and, perhaps more importantly, it revives the franchise.

Rated: B+

Mar 22, 2017

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Kate Erbland

indieWire

Ouija giddily zips between haunted house thriller, exorcism drama and skillful period piece, all wrapped up in a neat and terrifying little bow.

Rated: B

Oct 24, 2016

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

... A traditional film anchored in the "retro", with multiple references to the genre that make this sequel into something improved. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Oct 18, 2023

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

"the movie approaches all the things we're expecting with just a little bit more grit and weirdness than we anticipate coming from a studio-sheened horror flick"

Sep 7, 2023

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Mike Flanagan showcases how to make a prequel to a previously underwhelming film.

Aug 7, 2023

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Liam D

A prequel that nobody wanted but writer and director Mike Flanagan brings his own vision and style to make an Ouija movie actually pretty good

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Michael P

There could have been someting here, but there wasn't. The cliches won't help develop a movie, especially not one of the horror genre.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Ript_ S

This movie predictability Really makes the final stretch hard to watch having 3 Different twist all being obvious really makes the movie a hard watch I'm not one to judge a movie based on its pace but it was really slow and for the ending to be like that it wasn't worth the watch If they went with one ending for the movie one being the mom dies, second being her going Insane, the last one having her sister back evil just made no sense at all killing the whole plot of the dad helping them 1.5 out of 5 WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Ray C

Don't know why the critics liked it. I thought it was just another b grade wanna be. There was only one real HORROR SHOW, and we all know what that was.....

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Justin T

If you want to see something generic and forgettable whilst not being terrible then I think you have found your next film to watch! This is incredibly well made boredom. Utterly unoriginal and fantastically forgettable. There are some jump scares. It relies heavily on the impossibly wide open mouth to freak you out. The scares are relatively good but when you’re so unengaged with everything else that is happening then what is the point unless all you want out of life is jump-scares.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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isla b

sistser was a freak (doris) whole family was weird good film non the less i’d reccomend for a scary night with friends, 🍁needed low-key and food 🥘

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Elizabeth Reaser

Alice Zander

Annalise Basso

Lina Zander

Lulu Wilson

Doris Zander

Henry Thomas

Father Tom

Parker Mack

Mikey

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Synopsis

In 1967 Los Angeles, widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) unwittingly invites authentic evil into her home by adding a new stunt to bolster her séance scam business. When the merciless spirit overtakes her youngest daughter Doris (Lulu Wilson), the small family must confront unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Producer: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Jason Blum, Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis
Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Dentsu, Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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