Oculus (film)

Oculus
A girl and a boy stand scared in front of a mirror.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Flanagan
Screenplay by
  • Mike Flanagan
  • Jeff Howard
Based onOculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan
by Mike Flanagan
Produced by
  • Trevor Macy
  • Marc D. Evans
Starring
CinematographyMichael Fimognari
Edited byMike Flanagan
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed byRelativity Media[1]
Release dates
  • September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) (TIFF)
  • April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[3]
Box office$44 million[4]

Oculus is a 2013 American supernatural psychological horror film co-written, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan.[5] It is based on his short film Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan,[6] 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.

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Oculus (2014)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "OCULUS (15)". Warner Bros. British Board of Film Classification. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ The Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ "Oculus (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hot Trailer: 'Oculus'". Deadline. March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Scares come in pairs in horror movie 'Oculus'". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2022.