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MONEY
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Made its money back 8.9ร over at the box office.
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Oculus
"You see what it wants you to see."
2014 1h 44m EN
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6.5
SOLID
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75%
FRESH
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61
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
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6.5TMDB ยท 3,306๐
75%Rotten Tomatoesโ61Metacriticโ
6.6IMDB ยท 148,691
Horror
Synopsis
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A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
โYou see what it wants you to see.โ
Where to watch ยท US
Cast
Karen Gillan
Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites
Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff
Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane
Alan Russell
Annalise Basso
Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan
Young Tim
James Lafferty
Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval
Dr. Shawn Graham
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mike Flanagan
- Writers
- Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mike Flanagan, shot by Michael Fimognari. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrew Grush. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mike Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites and Katee Sackhoff carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "You see what it wants you to see.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2388715 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mike Flanagan directs. Michael Fimognari behind the camera. Andrew Grush scores. Mike Flanagan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 8.9ร over at the box office.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by Mike Flanagan, shot by Michael Fimognari. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Andrew Grush. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Mike Flanagan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites and Katee Sackhoff carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "You see what it wants you to see.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2388715 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "supernatural", "haunted house", "hallucination".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Fimognari
- Original score
- Andrew Grush
- Editing
- Mike Flanagan
- Production design
- Russell Barnes
- Costume design
- Lynn Falconer
- Makeup / hair
- Staci Witt
- VFX supervisor
- Bret Culp
- Sound
- Stephen Hunter Flick
- Stunt coordinator
- Chuck Borden
- Runtime
- 104 min ยท 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.78:1 (16:9)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $44,459,951
- Return
- 889% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Oculus (2014)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75% ๐ Fresh
- Metacritic
- 61/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 ยท 148,691 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
3 wins & 17 nominations total
Also by
Mike Flanagan
Stills ยท wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- MI
MICA Entertainment
Intrepid Pictures
US
Blumhouse Productions
US
WWE Studios
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerAnil Kurian
- Property MasterMike Scherschel
- Costume DesignLynn Falconer
- ProducerTrevor Macy
- Transportation CaptainFrancis Robinson
- Supervising Sound EditorMarti D. Humphrey
- Costume SupervisorTerri De Haan
- Set CostumerShannon Jantz
- Sound DesignerStephen Hunter Flick
- Boom OperatorKate Jesse
- CastingAnne McCarthy
- SecurityMitch Bryars Jr.
- EditorMike Flanagan
- FoleyGary Marullo
- Music EditorDave Lawrence
- Visual Effects SupervisorBret Culp
- Sound Re-Recording MixerChris M. Jacobson
- CastingKellie Roy
- Script SupervisorMelinda Taksen
- ProducerMarc D. Evans
- Production DesignRussell Barnes
- Art DirectionElizabeth Boller
- Visual Effects ProducerMatt Daly
- Set DecorationMichelle Marchand II
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- husband wife relationship
- supernatural
- haunted house
- hallucination
- family relationships
- artifact
- skepticism
- ghost
- fear of mirrors
- mirror
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-04-03R
Also known as
International titles
- ๅฅฅๆ ธไน็ผCN
- ้ฌผ้ฎ็ผTW
- The MirrorFR
