Oculus

Name: Oculus
Genre: Horror
Released: April 11, 2014
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Brenton Thwaites, Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff

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Relativity Media | Release Date: April 11, 2014 | R

Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Karen Gillan, Katee Sackhoff

Summary: Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, isTen years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force—unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again.… Expand

Director: Mike Flanagan

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Apr 10, 2014

In Oculus, the horror is at once deceptively simple and rooted in a deep, primal uneasiness. Its scariest aspects are universally familiar. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 10, 2014

Oculus is one of the more elegant scary movies in recent memory. Read full review

Film.com James Rocchi

Apr 9, 2014

It’s clean, lean and smart. Read full review

Adam Nayman

Apr 10, 2014

How do you get revenge on an inanimate object? That’s the quandary facing the characters in Oculus, a deeply silly and mildly effective horror movie. Read full review

Mike Scott

Apr 11, 2014

Oculus is a time bomb of a psychological horror film. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Apr 10, 2014

One of the problems with director Mike Flanagan’s occasionally involving but ultimately dull thriller is that the whole movie hinges on a reflective piece of glass. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Apr 10, 2014

The result: a dangerously cracked creep flick. Read full review

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lukechristiansc

Apr 25, 2014

After seeing oculus it was one of the greatest scary movie ever . the bad thing was the ending it really sucked . Know were on the edge of are seats and the thing are minds is "what the hell is gonna happen next ". Grade A+

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horcrux2007

Sep 2, 2014

"Oculus" is a very well-made horror film. It relies on a dark atmosphere rather than blood or jump scares, and the mirror is quite interesting and disturbing. The way the story is told, the past and the present being told at the same time and eventually interconnecting towards the end, is"Oculus" is a very well-made horror film. It relies on a dark atmosphere rather than blood or jump scares, and the mirror is quite interesting and disturbing. The way the story is told, the past and the present being told at the same time and eventually interconnecting towards the end, is pretty cool, but it becomes somewhat confusing in the third act when the past and the present are blended together. It's overall a very satisfying, enjoyable, and interesting movie, and I highly recommend it.… Expand

5 of 38 users found this helpful533

TheCoolGuy99

Apr 11, 2014

Oculus is one of the horror films that has a strong plot and an interesting premise to grind in for 105 minutes. Over watching this, I find it scary and very eerie in terms of atmosphere and chilling actions. It's one of the must-sees for this month. You will find it great.

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drlowdon

Dec 12, 2016

To be honest I can't quite understand why the average user score for this movie is quite so low. I'll admit that it does have a few pacing issues but its one of the better 'horror'movies I've seen in a while. The way the movie jumps between the two timelines is well done and, unlike manyTo be honest I can't quite understand why the average user score for this movie is quite so low. I'll admit that it does have a few pacing issues but its one of the better 'horror'movies I've seen in a while. The way the movie jumps between the two timelines is well done and, unlike many modern entries in the genre, it doesn't rely on over the top gore or cheap jump scares. The ending was also unexpected yet in keeping with the tone of the film.… Expand

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Kiva

Jul 29, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oculus is a fresh installation in the horror genre which has an original story, a great cast and a mix of past and present sequences. It has some great jump scares but in the whole the movie doesn't really want to scare, but to thrill and to have a twist ending. I honestly think that the writers were bored and couldn't find a better way to close the film as it leaves many questions and for sure there is not going to be a sequel and so everybody's question are never going to be answered.It had a great potential, but somewhere in the end it lost it.Could have been muuuuuuch better. Still is something original and a horror movie that needs your attention. Check it out!… Expand

1 of 4 users found this helpful13

Btodd15

Apr 19, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oculus was hard to follow between their past and present and I think that the ending wasn't good. Other than that every thing else was alright. Usually in horror movies something good happens at the end, but not in this one… Expand

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

Thagunzshow

May 20, 2014

The movie is extremely slow and builds up to 10 minutes of disappointment at the end. What happens to the main character at the end is utter nonsense, she never trusted the mirror but conveniently at the end she trusts it. I honestly wanted my money back. You can not paint a character toThe movie is extremely slow and builds up to 10 minutes of disappointment at the end. What happens to the main character at the end is utter nonsense, she never trusted the mirror but conveniently at the end she trusts it. I honestly wanted my money back. You can not paint a character to hate something the entire movie (her entire life) and then change that character completely at the end to fit your story arc. It felt cheap and made the movie even worse.… Expand

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