Ouija: Origin of Evil

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Ouija: Origin of Evil

PG-13

2016

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In 1967 Los Angeles, widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) unwittingly invites authentic evil into her home by adding a new stunt to bolster her séance scam business. When the merciless spirit overtakes her youngest daughter Doris (Lulu Wilson), the small family must confront unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

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Critics Consensus

Ouija: Origin of Evil swerves its franchise's planchette unexpectedly to YES with a surprisingly scary and dramatically satisfying follow-up to its lackluster predecessor.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

08/25/2018

This is not a subversive horror film by any stretch, but it is regardless a satisfying, visually striking one.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

03/22/2017

B+

None of those rules apply here. It is literally every man, woman, and child for his- or herself. Which is the refreshing part about this film and, perhaps more importantly, it revives the franchise.

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

10/24/2016

B

Ouija giddily zips between haunted house thriller, exorcism drama and skillful period piece, all wrapped up in a neat and terrifying little bow.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Apr 10

4/10

If you’ve seen any of the conjuring movies, you’ve seen this. If you’ve seen any of the insidious movies, you’ve seen this. If you’ve seen any movie with the words "the haunting of…" in the title, you’ve seen this.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Aug 25

5/10

There are many much better supernatural thrillers out there, as well as much better Mike Flanagan films.

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

10/18/2023

6/10

... A traditional film anchored in the "retro", with multiple references to the genre that make this sequel into something improved. [Full review in Spanish]

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Fynn P.

@lotsoflove4404 Feb 15

totally avoidable if they just didn't use the ouija board. spoooooky!!!

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Michael M.

@SpideyJ Feb 4

Great horror movie. Loved the creature.

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Emily H

@Miliie Jan 19

This is the best horror movie i have ever seen

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Jan 15

A surprisingly solid prequel to an inexcusably lazy and generic horror flick. Mike Flanagan is of course huge in this space, and he just did a good job of finding an interesting, satisfying prequel story to tell that makes the events of the original make more sense, even if still fails to ultimately justify how bland its predecessor was.

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RAPTOR M

@Uhhyacob Jan 3

Dogshit terrible just dont

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Gabriel T

@GabrielFagundes Nov 5

It has its chilling moments, but it was so predictable and heavily dependent on other movies' ideas (The Conjuring, The Exorcist, and even Insidious) that it came to be just mediocre. And it had really stupid elements to balance the involving ones. The visuals and photography were great, though

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Mike Flanagan

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Elizabeth Reaser

Alice Zander

Annalise Basso

Lina Zander

Lulu Wilson

Doris Zander

Henry Thomas

Father Tom

Parker Mack

Mikey

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Synopsis

In 1967 Los Angeles, widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) unwittingly invites authentic evil into her home by adding a new stunt to bolster her séance scam business. When the merciless spirit overtakes her youngest daughter Doris (Lulu Wilson), the small family must confront unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Producer: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Jason Blum, Brian Goldner, Stephen Davis
Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Dentsu, Universal Pictures, Platinum Dunes
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)