Oculus (2013)

6.6R104 minDirector: Mike Flanagan

2013 film by Mike Flanagan

Oculus is a 2013 American supernatural psychological horror film co-written, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan. It is based on his short film Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan, and stars Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites as two young adult siblings who are convinced that an antique mirror is responsible for the death and misfortune that their family had suffered. Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, and Garrett Ryan Ewald also star.

The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2013, at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received a wide theatrical release on April 11, 2014. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a box office success.

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What is Oculus about?
Oculus (2013) — 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 Kay
Is Oculus based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Oculus scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.