A negative C-plate type optical anisotropic film comprising a norbornene-based polycycloolefin, which is: i) a homopolymer of compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; or ii) a copolymer of two or more different compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein the film has a retardation value (R th), defined by the following Equation 1, of 30 to 1000 nm when the film thickness is 30 to 200 μm, and the film is a solution casting film comprising the norbornene-based polycycloolefin: wherein m is an integer from 0 to 4; R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are, independently or simultaneously, hydrogen; a halogen; a C 1 to C 20 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or vinyl; a C 4 to C 12 cycloalkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 6 to C 40 aryl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 7 to C 15 aralkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 3 to C 20 alkynyl; a C 1 to C 20 linear or branched haloalkyl, haloalkenyl or halovinyl; a C 5 to C 12 halocycloalkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 6 to C 40 haloaryl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 7 to C 15 haloaralkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 3 to C 20 haloalkynyl; or a non-hydrocarbonaceous polar group containing at least one of oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, or boron; and if R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are not hydrogen, a halogen, or a polar functional group, R 1 and R 2, or R 3 and R 4 may be connected to each other to form a C 1 to C 10 alkylidene group, or R 1 or R 2 may be connected with R 3 or R 4 to form a C 4 to C 12 saturated or unsaturated cyclic group, or a C 6 to C 24 aromatic cyclic compound, R th = Δ n y − n z × d Wherein n y is the in-plane refractive index along the transverse direction or along the fast axis measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; n z is the refractive index along the thickness direction measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; and d is the film thickness. i) a homopolymer of compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; or ii) a copolymer of two or more different compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, m is an integer from 0 to 4; R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are, independently or simultaneously, hydrogen; a halogen; a C 1 to C 20 linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or vinyl; a C 4 to C 12 cycloalkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 6 to C 40 aryl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 7 to C 15 aralkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 3 to C 20 alkynyl; a C 1 to C 20 linear or branched haloalkyl, haloalkenyl or halovinyl; a C 5 to C 12 halocycloalkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 6 to C 40 haloaryl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 7 to C 15 haloaralkyl substituted by a hydrocarbon or unsubstituted; a C 3 to C 20 haloalkynyl; or a non-hydrocarbonaceous polar group containing at least one of oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, or boron; and if R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 are not hydrogen, a halogen, or a polar functional group, R 1 and R 2, or R 3 and R 4 may be connected to each other to form a C 1 to C 10 alkylidene group, or R 1 or R 2 may be connected with R 3 or R 4 to form a C 4 to C 12 saturated or unsaturated cyclic group, or a C 6 to C 24 aromatic cyclic compound, R th = Δ n y − n z × d Wherein n y is the in-plane refractive index along the transverse direction or along the fast axis measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; n z is the refractive index along the thickness direction measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; and d is the film thickness. n y is the in-plane refractive index along the transverse direction or along the fast axis measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; n z is the refractive index along the thickness direction measured at a wavelength of 550 nm; and d is the film thickness.