Mirrors

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Mirrors

R

2008

1h 52m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In a bid to pull his shattered life back together, troubled ex-cop Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) takes a job as a security guard at the burned out ruins of a once-prosperous department store. As Ben patrols the charred hallways, he begins to see horrifying images in the ornate mirrors that still adorn the walls. Ben soon realizes that a malevolent force is using the mirrors to gain entrance into this world, threatening the lives of his wife (Paula Patton) and children.

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Critics Consensus

Inconsistency and listless plot make this K-horror remake a less-than-frightening time at the movies.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/30/2019

Always thought there was an evil design behind all those giant mirrors at clothes stores. But how evil are they? Put Alexandre Aja behind the camera, and what do you think?

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

10/10/2008

2/5

Te story is efficient but strangely uninvolving and not nearly as scary as the Korean version.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

10/10/2008

2/5

But High Tension director Alexandre Aja's disappointingly low-tension Hollywood studio remake is a pale reflection of its Korean original.

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

09/16/2024

Aja doesn’t exactly aim for scares but rather utilizes shock value as a provocation of how much gore one can take and endure.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/05/2024

1/4

Sutherland plays Jack Bauer without the badge, running about and barking at everyone, even his reflection. It's tiresome.

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Scott Weinberg

TheHorrorShow

08/28/2015

One of the better films of the infamous J-horror remake onslaught. Relatively speaking.

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Barb M.

@yikes63 Jun 20

Way too many jump scares, way too little substance

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Ukos W

@Redheady Apr 22

My very first horror movie. It was a good movie.

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Loraine B

@RT87067237 Sep 6

This movie is seriously underrated. I saw it in the theater, and I was gripping the armrest so hard during that bathtub scene. It's the scariest thing I've ever seen.

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Zoey R

@RT75578074 Aug 19

Mirrors is worth watching, acting is amazing, gore is well done especially for something done in 2008, it's physiological & thrilling, Its a good movie for people who are into supernatural movies that aren't extremely terrifying, its right in the middle for supernatural terror, only bad option I have, is some parts of the movie are stretched out a bit too much, & there was basically only a couple deaths & rarely any parts that make you squeamish if you're a hard horror fan. Overall a good watch

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Calvin T

@Calvin504 06/18/2025

It was ģood enough to finish watching it ✌🏾

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Stoner J

@Stoner 06/05/2025

So criminally underrated! Always loved this movie, awesome story, effects and CG and one of the best ending in horror

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Synopsis

In a bid to pull his shattered life back together, troubled ex-cop Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) takes a job as a security guard at the burned out ruins of a once-prosperous department store. As Ben patrols the charred hallways, he begins to see horrifying images in the ornate mirrors that still adorn the walls. Ben soon realizes that a malevolent force is using the mirrors to gain entrance into this world, threatening the lives of his wife (Paula Patton) and children.

Director: Alexandre Aja
Producer: Grégory Levasseur, Alexandra Milchan, Marc Sternberg
Screenwriter: Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: R (Disturbing Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)