Oculus

Synopsis: The twenty-one year-old Timothy "Tim" Allen Russell is discharged from a mental institution by his psychiatric Dr. Shawn Graham completely healed from a childhood trauma where his father purportedly tortured and killed his mother before being killed himself by Tim. His sister Kaylie welcomes him in the parking area and brings him home. Then she tells that they need to destroy an ancient mirror that she has found through working at an auction house. She then steals the mirror and the reluctant Tim follows his sister and has fragmented recollections from their childhood, going back to when his father Alan buys a mirror for the home office of their new family home. Kaylie and Tim see a woman with their father in his office and the behaviors of Alan and Marie change, ending in a family tragedy. Kaylie blames the mirror and now she wants to destroy it with Tim. Will they succeed?
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Mike Flanagan
Production: Relativity Media
  3 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
R
Year:
2013
104 min
Website
679 Views


1

Kaylie!

Shh!

And I fired.

As many times as I've

had this dream...

it's never been me before.

Holding the gun.

I know.

That's very good.

It implies a true, deeply-rooted

acceptance of responsibility.

And it tells me that you haven't

only overcome your delusion

in your conscious mind...

but in his subconscious

mind as well.

It's my opinion that

Tim is a healthy adult

who represents no danger

to himself or anyone else.

And I believe he should be

discharged, as the state requested,

on his upcoming 21st birthday.

going once...

eleven-five twice...

Sold to the gentleman.

Congratulations to you, sir.

That's bidder number 131.

All right, and our

next item for bid

is a gorgeous antique mirror,

recovered from the Levesque Estate.

The Lasser Glass is a

well-traveled gem.

It spent several seasons adorning

the walls at Balmoral Castle,

Scottish home of the Royal Family.

This is the original glass

and the original frame.

The mirror is in remarkable condition,

save for a small hairline fracture

down in the lower

right-hand corner.

The frame is carved out of one

piece of Bavarian Black Cedar.

And we will go ahead

and start the bidding

at a conservative ten

thousand dollars.

Do I have ten? Right here

in front. Thank you, sir.

Your sister is picking

you up, then?

Her message even said something

about helping me find a job.

That'd be wonderful

for your transition.

We're at 12,000 dollars

on the phone...

You sure you don't want

me to come with you?

- Some moral support?

- No. But thank you.

I think I better do

this part myself.

- Wait up for us.

- Of course.

Remember what we talked about.

You've had a support system,

a mandated support system,

to help you get well. Kaylie

had to get by on her own.

It's very important that you

reconnect with your sister.

But it's more important that

you protect your recovery.

- Sixteen thousand.

- Sixteen thousand on Skype.

That is sixteen, going once.

Sixteen twice.

Sold. Please pass along

our congratulations.

- See you tonight.

- OK.

Son, just pull the

door when it buzzes.

Hey, little brother.

Your half of the estate.

Oh, apartments.

So all the studies say

that you should transition

to a place that isn't

necessarily large,

so I printed off some

listings for studios.

But in the meantime, until

you find one you like,

we would love it if

you stayed with us.

Kaylie, I don't know

how to thank you.

Well, I wanted to talk to you

about all of this sooner.

But suddenly they wouldn't

let me in to see you.

It wasn't...

It wasn't that they wouldn't

let you in to see me.

I just had some things I needed

to figure out for myself.

I get it.

I'm your family.

The only thing that matters

is that you're here now.

I found it.

- What do you mean?

- You know.

It wasn't easy.

I tracked it down mostly through second

bidders, people who lost at the auctions.

It was in storage, part of an

estate collection in Bremen.

It took me a year and a half

to get it into our warehouse

and it lasted less than a week.

It's about to ship out to a new

buyer, so we only have a few days,

but it should be enough.

A few days for what, Kaylie?

To keep our promise.

And kill it.

OK, guys, the couch can go there.

And those boxes are kitchen.

- Bam! Bam!

- Tim, we don't shoot the movers.

And as soon as I get my files

organized, you will have them.

Yes. Shoot.

Can I call you back?

Jeff, I am so sorry I

didn't return your call.

I've just been slammed. It's a lot

easier when you have a staff.

- Kaylie's under arrest.

- She's not here, buddy.

Sneak attack!

You are so dead!

Honey?

And this goes? OK,

against the wall.

Watch the molding.

Thank you. OK. OK. It's fragile.

- Hey, guys! Take it outside.

- But, Mom...

The alternative is moving boxes.

Oh, come on. Come on.

So we'll talk soon. OK.

Thanks, guys. OK.

I'll be right out.

So you expanded the

furniture order?

I don't know if I'm

loving this desk here.

Were you gonna tell me or just

wait till I saw the Visa bill?

Hold on.

I was hoping to smooth that over

with a three-piece vanity set

that is supposed to be here...

Is it not here?

I get it. OK. Do your

office however you want.

- Thank you.

- Mm-hm.

It's a bit ostentatious,

though, don't you think?

I'm confused, because you

wanted the antiques.

And I said I was fine with IKEA.

Yeah, I wanted to get a few

pieces to upgrade the place,

not turn it into a showroom.

Listen, we got a new

home, a new company,

so we get new furniture.

Makes sense.

Same old wife, though, right?

Well, I told you I

was fine with IKEA.

- Kidding.

- I'm not IKEA.

You sure you prefer this?

Our guest room is a

lot nicer than this.

Yeah. I think it might be best.

My own space.

You promised me you'd never

forget what really happened.

You promised.

I was ten years old.

Well...

I'm doing it tomorrow night.

And... I could really,

really use your help.

Good night, Tim.

I feel like my scar is more noticeable

now than it was ten years ago.

Let me take a look.

I'm a professional.

What scar?

We're nowhere near done.

So?

You've only put together the bed.

That wasn't easy.

Damn it.

Sh*t.

No! No! No!

No! No! No!

It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK. It's OK.

It's just one of your night

terrors. It's OK. Shh...

Shh...

- Hey.

- Hey.

So I requisitioned you your own printer.

You don't have to share anymore.

- We'll take you off the network.

- OK.

Because I guess there were

some complaints about people

printing out their sales reports

and finding some really...

graphic crime scene

photos from, uh...

your computer.

I noticed you put in a transfer

order for the Lasser Glass.

- Yeah, as a repair.

- Oh.

I thought Warren said no repairs.

He changed his mind.

Got to be honest, I'm really

just waiting for an explanation

for the corpse print-outs.

I know things have

been strange at times.

And you know I'm dealing

with some dark stuff,

some parental stuff, with Tim out.

I'll never expect you to

understand that part of my life.

Just bear with me a

day or two more.

Things will get back to normal.

I promise.

I don't usually get transfer orders

to third-party repair houses.

Oh, yeah, the buyer wants his guy

to look at it before it ships.

- But we both know you'd do it better.

- No argument there.

I'll take it there myself. Babysit

it every step of the way.

Better get some furni pads

if we're going to move her.

Hello again.

You must be hungry.

I hope this still hurts.

You're all set.

You all right?

I'm great.

The guys will wrap her

up for you in a bit.

Thank you, Warren.

I'll see you at home.

My car is by the loading dock.

- Hello.

- Hey.

- Got a phone.

- Cool.

You just need to sign the order.

I don't feel good about the

way we left it last night.

Can we meet up somewhere and talk?

Of course. Can you

come by the house?

Sure. What's your address?

No. The house.

Yes, I have it in front of me.

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