A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Direction
Flanagan's seamless past/present weaving is chef's kiss.
Acting
Karen Gillan's unhinged intensity carries the whole damn film.
Editing
Timelines collapse into each other—disorienting in the best way.
Director
Mike Flanagan
Karen Gillan
Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites
Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff
Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane
Alan Russell
Annalise Basso
Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan
Young Tim
James Lafferty
Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval
Dr. Shawn Graham
Kate Siegel
Marisol Chavez
Justin Gordon
Supervisor Mark
Dave Levine
Robert Clancy
Courtney Bell
Auctioneer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flanagan expanded this from his own 2006 short film—same mirror, bigger budget, same creeping dread.
The mirror's victims span centuries, but Flanagan deliberately keeps its origin unexplained; evil needs no backstory.
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