When you talk to the other side, you never know who will be listening.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas, Parker Mack, Dough Jones, Chelsea Gonzalez |
| Director |
Mike Flanagan |
| Screenplay | Mike Flanagain, Jeff Howard |
| Music | The Newton Brothers |
| Cinematography | Michael Fimognari |
| Editing | Mike Flanagan |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat, DTS, Dolby Atmos |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2016 |
| Produced by | Allspark Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Hasbro, Platinum Dunes |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Horror |
| Language | Low impact, isolated |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Moderate and frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 14 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo  Dabbling with other side is no game. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Bose gees in 'Ouija' laat jou eerder gaap as skrik. | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Frank Scheck Old-fashioned storytelling provides some scares. | 10 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy Is it a great horror pic? The Ouija board would likely point to &rquot;&rquot;no,&rquot;&rquot; but if asked if it&rquot;s a decent enough offering in the genre, it would easily slide over to the affirmative answer. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 26 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 82 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Ouija: Origin of Evil swerves its franchise&rquot;s planchette unexpectedly to YES with a surprisingly scary and dramatically satisfying follow-up to its lackluster predecessor. | 16 |  |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 13 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Horror prequel surprisingly good, despite odd, dark moments. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 32 users | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 6460 users | 13 | |
| Internet 2645 Netizens Mike Flanagan moves the planchette to a YES for Halloween | 14 | |
Average .. 60% | 12 | |