Obsession

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After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

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Critics Consensus

Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.

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Audience Says

We’re obsessed with Inde Navarrette in Obsession, a creatively grotesque -- and at times darkly funny -- horror film that cements Curry Barker as a filmmaker to watch.

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Adam Nayman

Toronto Star

May 19

3/4

These nuances are beautifully conveyed by Navarrette, a fearless actor with extraordinary physical and vocal control... This is quite simply a star-making performance.

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Lou Thomas

Empire Magazine

May 18

4/5

Obsession is so fresh and exhilarating, one can forgive its familiar origins.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

May 18

The wildly entertaining second feature from the film-maker Curry Barker is the latest addition to the subgenre of evil-artefact horror.

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Marcelo Paredes

Cinencuentro

7h

Even though the film still has several formal and narrative limitations, it does give the impression that Barker possesses very interesting tools to continue growing within the genre. [Full review in Spanish]

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

8h

4.5/5

Barker has a masterful command of tone, able to switch between the darkest of comedy and the most upsetting of horror with aplomb. Of course, none of it would work without Navarrette's career-making performance. It's a thing to behold.

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Ruben Peralta Rigaud

Cocalecas

8h

Beneath all the blood, the cruel humor, and the supernatural possession lies a rather bitter observation about modern relationships built around impossible emotional fantasies. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nicholas W

16m

The film is fantastically well done on a shoestring budget. it's very creepy and dread inducing. Inde Navarrette deserves serious recognition for how insane her performance was. Worth seeing on the big screen!

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Aaron B

37m

Fantastic horror movie. it was creepy and disturbing from beginning to end. All the performances was well done.

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Noah

44m

I loved the way the tone flawlessly transitioned from horror to comedy and back and forth. A+ movie

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Ashlee

53m

“what’s so bad about being with me” “i’ve never been with you bear” oh im sick.

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Bob Blahblah

1h

Not even close to a 50%. Feel robbed that people gave it such high scores.

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DaMonik B

1h

Wow! Talk about edge of your seat, i love horror movies so im not easily freaked out but omg, even after leaving the theater in broad daylight i feel so uneasy. 10/10 amazing job Curry!

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Synopsis

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director: Curry Barker
Producer: James Harris, Christian Mercuri, Haley Nicole Johnson, Roman Viaris
Screenwriter: Curry Barker
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Under the Shell, Blumhouse, Capstone Studios, Tea Shop Productions
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Brief Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 48m