An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Practical Effects
The jaw-dropping bathroom scene that traumatized a generation.
Direction
Aja's relentless tension building before he wrecks you.
Visual Effects
Mirror logic that actually mostly holds up, shockingly.
Director
Alexandre Aja
Kiefer Sutherland
Ben Carson
Paula Patton
Amy Carson
Amy Smart
Angela Carson
Jason Flemyng
Larry Byrne
Cameron Boyce
Michael Carson
Arika Gluck
Daisy Carson
Ioana Abur
Front Desk Sister
Mary Beth Peil
Anna Esseker
John Shrapnel
Lorenzo Sapelli
Tim Ahern
Dr. Morris
Julian Glover
Robert Esseker
Ezra Buzzington
Terrence Berry
Darren Kent
Jimmy Esseker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 2003 Korean film Into the Mirror, which Aja hadn't actually seen when he signed on—he only read the script.
The abandoned department store is the real former Carrollton Hotel in New Orleans, still damaged from Hurricane Katrina when they filmed.
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