oculus

 

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Directed by	Mike Flanagan
Written by	Mike Flanagan Jeff Howard
Based on	Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan by Mike Flanagan
Produced by	Marc D. Evans Trevor Macy Jason Blum
Starring	Karen Gillan Brenton Thwaites Katee Sackhoff Rory Cochrane Annalise Basso Garrett Ryan Ewald
Cinematography	Michael Fimognari
Edited by	Mike Flanagan
Music by	The Newton Brothers
Production companies	Blumhouse Productions WWE Studios MICA Entertainment Mist Entertainment Intrepid Pictures
Distributed by	Relativity Media
Release date	September 8, 2013 (TIFF) April 11, 2014 (United States)
Running time	103 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million[2]
Box office	$44 million[3]

Oculus is a 2013 American supernatural psychological horror film co-written, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan.^[4] It is based on his short film Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan,^[5] and stars Karen Gillan as a young woman who is convinced that an antique mirror is responsible for the death and misfortune that her family 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.^[6] It received generally positive reviews from critics,^[7] and was a box office success.^[3]