What is Oculus about?
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Oculus (2014)
A malevolent mirror twists reality, blurring past and present as siblings confront a supernatural evil.
Suspenseful and tense. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Kanopy (free) and Fandango at Home (free).
Oculus parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and lots of jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Lots
- Jump scares are a main device.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Oculus scary?
- Yes, properly. Oculus is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Oculus?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Oculus rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Real scares, lots of jump scares and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byMike Flanagan
StarringKaren Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso, Garrett Ryan
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